honeydew
n. 蜜汁, 蜜露
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释义与例句
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1.
A sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves and other plant parts by insects (especially aphids and scale insects) feeding on plant sap, or by fungi.
蜜露
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2.
A sweet liquid substance resembling the substance mentioned in sense 1, such as honey, nectar, or manna in the Bible.
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3.
A blackish mould (often called sooty mould) produced by fungi of the order Dothideales, feeding on the substance mentioned in sense 1.
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4.
In full honeydew tobacco: a fine sort of tobacco moistened with a sweet substance (originally molasses).
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Ellipsis of honeydew melon (“a melon from the Cucumis melo Inodorus cultivar group, with sweet, light green or white flesh and a smooth greenish-white or yellow rind”).
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Ellipsis of honeydew melon (“a melon from the Cucumis melo Inodorus cultivar group, with sweet, light green or white flesh and a smooth greenish-white or yellow rind”).
A light green colour, like the flesh of some honeydew melons.
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Something that is enjoyable or pleasant.
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1.
Of a light green colour, like the flesh of some honeydew melons.
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词源
The noun is derived from honey + dew, originally believed to be a form of dew that fell from the sky like rain onto plants (see sense 1). The adjective is derived from the noun.
来源：wiktionary