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honeydew

hon·ey·dew
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [huhn-ee-doo, -dyoo]
    • /ˈhʌn iˌdu, -ˌdyu/
    • /ˈhʌ.nɪ.djuː/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [huhn-ee-doo, -dyoo]
    • /ˈhʌn iˌdu, -ˌdyu/

Definitions of honeydew word

  • noun honeydew honeydew melon. 1
  • noun honeydew the sweet material that exudes from the leaves of certain plants in hot weather. 1
  • noun honeydew a sugary material secreted by aphids, leafhoppers, scale insects, psyllids, and other homopterous insects. 1
  • noun honeydew A sweet, sticky substance excreted by aphids and often deposited on leaves and stems. 1
  • noun honeydew substance secreted by insects 1
  • noun honeydew fruit: pale melon 1

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Origin of honeydew

First appearance:

before 1570
One of the 33% oldest English words
First recorded in 1570-80; honey + dew

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Honeydew

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

honeydew popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for honeydew

noun honeydew

  • cantaloupe — A cantaloupe is a type of melon.
  • gourd — the hard-shelled fruit of any of various plants, especially those of Lagenaria siceraria (white-flowered gourd or bottle gourd) whose dried shell is used for bowls and other utensils, and Cucurbita pepo (yellow-flowered gourd) used ornamentally. Compare gourd family.
  • papaya — the large, yellow, melonlike fruit of a tropical American shrub or small tree, Carica papaya, eaten raw or cooked.
  • watermelon — the large, roundish or elongated fruit of a trailing vine, Citrullus lanata, of the gourd family, having a hard, green rind and a sweet, juicy, usually pink or red pulp.
  • musk — a substance secreted in a glandular sac under the skin of the abdomen of the male musk deer, having a strong odor, and used in perfumery.

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