honeydew

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves and other plant parts by insects…

   A sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves and other plant parts by insects (especially aphids and scale insects) feeding on plant sap, or by fungi.

2. 2

   A sweet liquid substance resembling the substance mentioned in sense 1, such as honey,…

   A sweet liquid substance resembling the substance mentioned in sense 1, such as honey, nectar, or manna in the Bible.

   • [F]reſh teares / Stood on her cheeks, as doth the honie devv, / Vpon a gathred Lillie almoſt vvithered.
   • Weave a circle round him thrice, / And close your eyes with holy dread: / For he on honey-dew hath fed, / And drank the milk of Paradise.
3. 3

   A blackish mould (often called sooty mould) produced by fungi of the order Dothideales,…

   A blackish mould (often called sooty mould) produced by fungi of the order Dothideales, feeding on the substance mentioned in sense 1.

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   1. 4

      In full honeydew tobacco

      In full honeydew tobacco: a fine sort of tobacco moistened with a sweet substance (originally molasses).

   2. 5

      Ellipsis of honeydew melon (“a melon from the Cucumis melo Inodorus cultivar group, with…

      Ellipsis of honeydew melon (“a melon from the Cucumis melo Inodorus cultivar group, with sweet, light green or white flesh and a smooth greenish-white or yellow rind”).

   3. 6

      Something that is enjoyable or pleasant.

      • He was held vnworthy euer after to ſucke the Hony dew of Peace, that (againſt his comming, by whom our Peace weares a triple Wreathe) would offer to play the Droane.
   4. 7

      Of a light green colour, like the flesh of some honeydew melons.

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