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ant cow
an insect, esp an aphid, that excretes a sweet honey-like substance that is collected and eaten by ants -
cornfield ant
a small, brown ant, Lasius alienus, that lives in cornfields and feeds on honeydew of the corn-root aphid. -
honey ant
any of several ants, especially of the genus Myrmecocystus, that feed on honeydew or nectar and store the excess juices in the bodies of certain worker ants. -
honey stomach
the crop of an ant, bee, or other hymenopterous insect, serving as a reservoir for honeydew and nectar, especially the enlarged crop of a honeybee in which nectar is acted on by enzymes to form honey. -
honeydew melon
a variety of the winter melon, Cucumis melo inodorus, having a smooth, pale-green rind and sweet, juicy, light-green flesh. -
mildew
Plant Pathology. a disease of plants, characterized by a cottony, usually whitish coating on the surface of affected parts, caused by any of various fungi.