Definition of "honeydew" []

• A sweet sticky substance excreted by various insects, especially aphids, on the leaves of plants. (noun)
• A sweet exudate similar to honeydew on the leaves of plants. (noun)
• A honeydew melon. (noun)

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• "The airborne fungal spores infect the young florets before grain development and produce a sweet sticky liquid called honeydew, which is pink or red."
• "I love Magnolia and I do love tuberose; perhaps the apres mousson treatment I can't decide how I feel about the Hermes, once I tried it and it was wonderful, once it was like being smothered by a honeydew is the way to go with some of these flowers without actually suffocating someone with them."
• "Aphids secrete a sugary, high-protein substance called honeydew which some kinds of ants harvest from them."