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Meaning of "honeydew" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HONEYDEW

honeydew  [ˈhʌnɪˌdjuː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HONEYDEW

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Honeydew is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HONEYDEW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of honeydew in the English dictionary

The definition of honeydew in the dictionary is a sugary substance excreted by aphids and similar insects. Other definition of honeydew is a similar substance exuded by certain plants.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HONEYDEW


adieu
əˈdjuː
bedew
bɪˈdjuː
deaw
djuː
dew
djuː
due
djuː
d´you
djuː
endue
ɪnˈdjuː
fondue
ˈfɒndjuː
indue
ɪnˈdjuː
mildew
ˈmɪlˌdjuː
overdue
ˌəʊvəˈdjuː
perdu
ˈpɜːdjuː
perdue
ˈpɜːdjuː
residue
ˈrɛzɪˌdjuː
subdue
səbˈdjuː
sundew
ˈsʌnˌdjuː
undue
ʌnˈdjuː
vendue
ˈvɛndjuː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HONEYDEW

honey plant
honey-coloured
honey-eater
honey-like
honey-sweet
honeybee
honeybun
honeybunch
honeycomb
honeycomb moth
honeydew melon
honeydewed
honeyed
honeyedly
honeyless
honeymonth
honeymoon
honeymoon couple
honeymoon period
honeymoon suite

WORDS THAT END LIKE HONEYDEW

a good few
Andrew
brand-new
crew
downy mildew
drew
few
grew
have a few
Hebrew
interview
knew
Matthew
mountain dew
overview
powdery mildew
preview
review
the new
view

Synonyms and antonyms of honeydew in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «honeydew» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HONEYDEW

Find out the translation of honeydew to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of honeydew from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «honeydew» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

甘露
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gotas de miel
570 millions of speakers

English

honeydew
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खरबूज़ा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нектар
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

melada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মধুচক্র মথ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

miellat
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rama-rama sarang lebah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Honigtau
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

甘露
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

단 물
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Madu madu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngọt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தேன்கூடு அந்துப்பூச்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मधमाशी मॉथ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bal peteği
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

melata
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

spadź
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нектар
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mană
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μελιτώματος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Honeydew
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

honungsmelon
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

honeydew
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of honeydew

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HONEYDEW»

The term «honeydew» is quite widely used and occupies the 23.646 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HONEYDEW» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «honeydew» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «honeydew» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about honeydew

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HONEYDEW»

Discover the use of honeydew in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to honeydew and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Encyclopedia of Healing Foods
Honeydew Melon Like cucumbers and squash,honeydew (Curcu- bia melo) and other melons belong to the Cu- curbitaceae family, whose members grow on climbing or trailing vines with round, pointed, or folded leaves and small yellow ...
Michael T. Murray, Joseph E. Pizzorno, 2005
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Pests of Landscape Trees and Shrubs: An Integrated Pest ...
THRESHOLDS FOR APHIDS Low numbers of aphids are beneficial by producing honeydew that attracts and feeds adults of many beneficial species that are parasitic or predaceous on pests. Even very high aphid populations rarely, if ever , ...
Steve H. Dreistadt, Mary Louise Flint, 2004
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The Ants
Unlike the lycaenids that secrete substances from specialized exocrine glands, however, the honeydew provided for ants by homopterans is an excretion derived from a digestive process (see Plate 17). When aphids feed on the phloem sap of ...
Bert Hölldobler, 1990
4
Interactions Between the Invasive Linepithema Humile and ...
is sooty mold removal through consumption of the excreted honeydew (Bach 1991). Honeydew consists mainly of sugars (Fischer et al. 2002) and is the main food resource for L. humile workers (Markin 1970a). This resource is thought to be ...
Robert John Brightwell, 2008
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Journal of Horticulture and Practical Gardening
Whenever aphides are mutually abundant the weather is mostly dry and cold, and whenever there is a great plague of aphides honeydew is deposited proportionately. I know some of your close observers, as the Bev. W. F. RadclytTe , deny, or ...
‎1875
6
Biology of the Plant Bugs (Hemiptera: Miridae): Pests, ...
USE OF HONEYDEW Several records of the use of honeydew by mirids are available. Plant bugs noted in passing to use homopteran honeydew include Pilophorus perplexus (Fulton 1918; see also Brindley [1935]), Campylomma verbasci, ...
‎2001
7
Relationships of Natural Enemies and Non-prey Foods
In addition to alleviating osmotic pressure differentials and maintaining ant mutualisms, the chemical composition of honeydew may also render it less suitable or even toxic as a food source for natural enemies of sternorrhynchans ( Avidov et ...
Jonathan G. Lundgren, 2009
8
New Zealand Journal of Zoology
H.MOLLER J.A.V. TILLEY Ecology Division Department of Scientific and Industrial Research Private Bag, Nelson, New Zealand Abstract Variation in the production of beech honeydew by the scale insect (Ultracoelostoma assimile), and in the ...
9
Sticky Cotton: Measurements and Fiber Processing
OH. OH Hendrix et al. (1992) confirmed the presence of trehalulose in whitefly honeydew and concluded that it represents approximately 40% of the total identified sugars. In the same study, they also confirmed the presence of the ...
Eric F. Hequet, Noureddine Abidi, 2006
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Turning the Tide: The Eradication of Invasive Species : ...
Neither species has been seen accumulating around honeydew sources on ngaio. Two native insects were commonly active on ngaio at night: a cockroach ( probably Pareliipsidon lattipennis) and a byrrhid beetle {Pediloplwrus crysopepsis).
C. R. Veitch, Michael Norman Clout, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HONEYDEW»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term honeydew is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Reasons to love (and hate) catalpa | Dallas Morning News
Second, by late summer the leaves usually pick up a thin, sooty covering, the result of a superficial fungus living on aphid honeydew and ... «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»
2
Marijuana search warrants served near Weitchpec - Times-Standard
Hanson said the sheriff's office has plans to enact similar raids in all corners of Humboldt County including Honeydew, Petrolia, Shelter Cove, ... «Eureka Times Standard, Jul 15»
3
Freep 5: Coolest cold summer drinks – no booze - Detroit Free Press
Originating from Taiwan, it's a tea-based beverage that combines flavors of your choice (think lychee, strawberry, honeydew) with milk, black or ... «Detroit Free Press, Jul 15»
4
Watermelon seed spitting contest at NC Legislature - News & Observer
State Senator Brent Jackson of Sampson county, NC provided a truck load of sweet watermelons and some honeydew melons from his farm for the competition ... «News & Observer, Jul 15»
5
Drool-Worthy Sweets in Cute Packaging Beckon at Sugarfina Candy …
Gooseberry, crème de cassis, honeydew melon, and Italian rosewater are just a few of the flavors that make their way into the confections of the ... «7x7, Jul 15»
6
Appetites: Getting a taste of the world of salt | Minnesota Public …
Fruits like honeydew or crenshaw melons also benefit from the taste enhancement. The right salts can also perk up dishes like salads and ... «Minnesota Public Radio News, Jul 15»
7
Austin bartenders swarm New Orleans for Tales of the Cocktail | Liquid
As one of the finalists, he's hoping An English Summer, with Broker's Gin, honeydew juice and an absinthe spritz, will become the crowd ... «austin360, Jul 15»
8
“Shake the Vine” at Tales of the Cocktail | WGNO
Michelle Wine Estates' Anew Rosé, Torres Orange Liqueur, gin, Red Diamond Cabernet, lemon juice and honey, honeydew melon and peach ... «WGNO, Jul 15»
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Jugofresh Coral Gables Rolls Out Juicecream Vegan Ice Cream …
... mint, cucumber, honeydew, cantaloupe, and lime); and verano delicado P.A.M.pered ginger (apple, pineapple, coconut meat, coconut water, ... «Miami New Times, Jul 15»
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Sugarcane aphids spreading across Southeast Arkansas - Magnolia …
Aphids exude honeydew that can grow black mold that inhibits photosynthesis on the leaves and the stickiness of the honeydew can gum up ... «Magnoliareporter, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Honeydew [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/honeydew>. May 2024 ».
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