honeydew

Etymology
The is derived from, originally believed to be a form of dew that fell from the sky like rain onto plants (see sense 1).

The is derived from the noun.

Noun

 * 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.
 * 2)  A sweet liquid substance resembling the substance mentioned in sense 1, such as honey, nectar, or manna in the Bible.
 * 3)  A blackish mould (often called ) produced by fungi of the order, feeding on the substance mentioned in sense 1.
 * 4)  In full honeydew tobacco: a fine sort of tobacco moistened with a sweet substance (originally molasses).
 * 5)  A light green colour, like the flesh of some honeydew melons.
 * 6)  Something that is enjoyable or pleasant.
 * 1)  A blackish mould (often called ) produced by fungi of the order, feeding on the substance mentioned in sense 1.
 * 2)  In full honeydew tobacco: a fine sort of tobacco moistened with a sweet substance (originally molasses).
 * 3)  A light green colour, like the flesh of some honeydew melons.
 * 4)  Something that is enjoyable or pleasant.
 * 1)  In full honeydew tobacco: a fine sort of tobacco moistened with a sweet substance (originally molasses).
 * 2)  A light green colour, like the flesh of some honeydew melons.
 * 3)  Something that is enjoyable or pleasant.
 * 1)  Something that is enjoyable or pleasant.
 * 1)  Something that is enjoyable or pleasant.

Translations

 * Arabic: مغثر
 * Basque: ezti-ihintz
 * Belarusian: мядзвяная падзь, падзь
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan: mel de melada
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: medovice
 * Danish: honningdug
 * Dutch: honigdauw
 * Esperanto: mielroso
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Hebrew: טל דבש
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Korean: 감로(甘露)
 * Lithuanian: ãmalas, lipčius, medaus rasa
 * Low German:
 * German Low German: honnigdau
 * Macedonian: ме́длика, ме́дена ро́са
 * Malay: madu serangga
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: honningdugg
 * Persian:
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese: melada
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:, , mielada, mielato, rocío de miel
 * Swedish:
 * Ukrainian: ме́дяна́ роса́, медвя́на роса́, падь


 * Arabic:


 * Bulgarian:

Adjective

 * 1) Of a light green colour, like the flesh of some honeydew melons.