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honeydew

The correct spelling is honeydew.

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noun

Say it like: Hon-eyd-ew

The correct spelling is honeydew. A sweet sticky substance deposited on leaves by insects.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A sweet sticky substance deposited on leaves by insects.
  2. 2.A sweet sticky substance produced by the leaves of some plants.
  3. 3.A melon with sweet green flesh, with a smooth greenish-white exterior, of cultivar group Cucumis melo Inodorus group.
  4. 4.A light bluish-green colour, like that of a honeydew melon.
  5. 5.A fine sort of tobacco moistened with molasses.

adjective

  1. 1.Of a light bluish green colour, like that of a honeydew melon.

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