honeydew
English
noun
Definitions
- A sweet sticky substance deposited on leaves by insects.
- A sweet sticky substance produced by the leaves of some plants.
- (countable) A melon with sweet green flesh, with a smooth greenish-white exterior, of cultivar group .
- A light bluish-green colour, like that of a honeydew melon.
- A fine sort of tobacco moistened with molasses.
Etymology
Compound from English honey + English dew.
Origin
English
dew
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Honeycrisp English
- Honeyville English
- bedew English
- behoney English
- dew English
- dewberry English
- dewdrop English
- dewfall English
- dewless English
- dewlike English
- dewret English
- dewretting English
- dewshine English
- dewworm English
- dewy English
- enhoney English
- honey English
- honey-mouthed English
- honey-sweet English
- honeybag English
- honeybee English
- honeyberry English
- honeybird English
- honeybug English
- honeybun English
- honeybunch English
- honeybunny English
- honeybush English
- honeycake English
- honeycomb English
- honeycreeper English
- honeydewed English
- honeyeater English
- honeyed English
- honeyful English
- honeyguide English
- honeyish English
- honeyless English
- honeylike English
- honeymaking English
- honeymoon English
- honeynet English
- honeypie English
- honeypot English
- honeystone English
- honeysuck English
- honeysucker English
- honeysuckle English
- honeytoken English
- honeyware English
- honeyword English
- honeywort English
- peppadew English
- sundew English
- ハニー Japanese
- dew Middle English
- honi, hony Middle English
- Honey Cebuano
- ဟန်နီ Burmese
- ōne Marshallese
- hani Tok Pisin
- oni Sranan Tongo
- ani Kriol
- dew
- dewy
- bedew
- honey
- dewret
- sundew
- dewless
- dewlike
- enhoney
- behoney
- honeyed
- dewfall
- dewdrop
- dewworm
- honeypot
- honeybun
- dewberry
- honeyful
- honeyish
- honeybee
- peppadew
- honeypie
- dewshine
- honeynet
- honeybag
- honeybug
- honeycake
- honeymoon
- honeyword
- honeywort
- honeyless
- honeycomb
- honeybird
- honeybush
- honeyware
- honeysuck
- honeylike
- honeydewed
- honeybunny
- honeystone
- honeytoken
- Honeyville
- Honeycrisp
- honeyberry
- honeyguide
- dewretting
- honeybunch
- honeyeater
- honeymaking
- honeysuckle
- honey-sweet
- honeysucker
- honeycreeper
- honey-mouthed