As nouns the difference between honeydew and melligo
is that honeydew is a sweet sticky substance deposited on leaves by insects while melligo is honeydew (sweet sticky substance found on plants.
As an adjective honeydew
is of a light bluish green colour, like that of a honeydew melon.
honeydew
Noun
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.
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Synonyms
* (fruit) honeydew melon
Adjective
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en adjective)
Of a light bluish green colour, like that of a honeydew melon.
Related terms
* mildew
See also
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melligo
English
Noun
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(archaic) honeydew (sweet sticky substance found on plants)
(
Webster 1913)
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