honeydew

Thân thiện

A gardener picks a ripe honeydew from the vine.

Definition

Noun: 1. A type of melon: A large, smooth-skinned melon (Cucumis melo var. inodorus) with a typically pale green to yellowish rind and sweet, light green flesh. It is a specific cultivar of muskmelon that does not have a netted rind or a strong aroma. 2. A sweet, sticky substance: A sugary fluid secreted by aphids and some other plant-sucking insects, often accumulating on leaves and stems.

Examples of Usage

• As a type of melon:
  • For breakfast, she had a bowl of fresh honeydew and yogurt.
  • The honeydew at the market looked perfectly ripe.
• As a sugary substance:
  • The leaves of the rose bush were covered in honeydew, which attracted a swarm of ants.
  • Aphids produce honeydew as they feed on plant sap.

Advanced Usage

• "Honeydew melon": This full term is often used to specify the fruit and distinguish it from the insect secretion, though "honeydew" alone is common for the fruit.
  • The fruit salad contained cantaloupe, watermelon, and honeydew melon.

Variants and Related Words

• Honeydewed (adjective): Covered with or resembling honeydew.
  • The honeydewed leaves glistened in the sun.

Synonyms

• For the melon: Winter melon, casaba melon (a closely related type).
• For the substance: Plant sugar, aphid secretion.

Related Phrases

• Honeydew drop: A droplet of the sugary secretion.
  • A single honeydew drop fell from the leaf.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the fruit of a variety of winter melon vine; a large smooth greenish-white melon with pale green flesh

Từ đồng nghĩa

• honeydew melon