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honeydew definition

honey·dew (hun′ē do̵̅o̅′, -dyo̵̅o̅′)

noun

  1. a sweet fluid, as manna, exuded from various plants
  2. a sweet substance excreted by aphids and other juice-sucking homopteran plant insects, or secreted by certain fungi: often eaten by bees and ants
  3. ☆ honeydew melon

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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