Explore Honeydew through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Honeydew in a sentence
Honeydew meaning
- 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.
- A sweet liquid substance resembling the substance mentioned in sense 1, such as honey, nectar, or manna in the Bible.
- A blackish mould (often called sooty mould) produced by fungi of the order Dothideales, feeding on the substance mentioned in sense 1.
Synonyms of Honeydew
Using Honeydew
- The main meaning on this page is: 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. | A sweet liquid substance resembling the substance mentioned in sense 1, such as honey, nectar, or manna in the Bible. | A blackish mould (often called sooty mould) produced by fungi of the order Dothideales, feeding on the substance mentioned in sense 1.
- Useful related words include: honeydew melon, winter melon.
- In the example corpus, honeydew often appears in combinations such as: of honeydew, the honeydew, honeydew honey.
Context around Honeydew
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 5 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Honeydew
- In this selection, "honeydew" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, watermelon, citation, tembisa, melon, honey and police stand out and add context to how "honeydew" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include cut watermelon honeydew melon cantaloupe and analyzed the honeydew the sugar. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "honeydew" sits close to words such as aar, aarons and abdulla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with honeydew
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Honeydew melon balls awaited their fate. (6 words)
At first, a honeydew fuzz skitters along the horizon. (9 words)
Other areas in Johannesburg which are included in the list are Tembisa, Honeydew and Alexandra. (15 words)
In Greece, pine honey (a type of honeydew honey) constitutes 60–65% of the annual honey production. citation Honeydew honey is popular in some areas, but in other areas beekeepers have difficulty selling the stronger flavored product. (37 words)
This is made more prevalent with more visitors at shopping centres as they gear up for the festive season, and more youngsters and elderly are visiting during the day,” said Honeydew police spokesperson Captain Balan Muthan. (36 words)
For canvases, the bar gives its newbie tattoo artists honeydew melons, which “heal” in a way that mimics human flesh, whereby the tattooed lines develop over the course of about a day, according to Rivera. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Normally not a fan of honeydew, I found that the honeydew milk tea was overall quite subtle and created the perfect balance with the spicy ramen noodles, making for an overall refreshing experience.
In Greece, pine honey (a type of honeydew honey) constitutes 60–65% of the annual honey production. citation Honeydew honey is popular in some areas, but in other areas beekeepers have difficulty selling the stronger flavored product.
The sugars in honeydew are a high-energy food source, which many ant species collect. citation In some cases, the aphids secrete the honeydew in response to ants tapping them with their antennae.
At first, a honeydew fuzz skitters along the horizon.
Honeydew melon balls awaited their fate.
Fleurs was shot and killed during a hijacking attempt in the northern Johannesburg suburb of Honeydew on Wednesday, 3 April.
Honeydew Police Station joined up with members of the Johannesburg District Police for the launch of Operation Okae Molao on 12 March.
If you notice a sticky substance, this is called honeydew and it’s excreted by scale insects.
Other areas in Johannesburg which are included in the list are Tembisa, Honeydew and Alexandra.
They especially analyzed the honeydew, the sugar-containing secretion of many sap-sucking insects, by means of chemical analyses and isotope labeling of individual chemical compounds.
This is made more prevalent with more visitors at shopping centres as they gear up for the festive season, and more youngsters and elderly are visiting during the day,” said Honeydew police spokesperson Captain Balan Muthan.
Hiral Naik, Michael Schrenk and Dirk Engelbrecht from Wild Serve oversee the sustainability projects at the Honeydew Sports Club.
HONEYDEW – Qualified psychologists and trauma counsellors are needed as volunteers for the victim support unit in the new year.
All you do is blend together a cucumber and a couple of cups of honeydew.
For canvases, the bar gives its newbie tattoo artists honeydew melons, which “heal” in a way that mimics human flesh, whereby the tattooed lines develop over the course of about a day, according to Rivera.
Kiwi, green bell peppers, honeydew, and dark leafy greens like spinach, kale, romaine lettuce and collard greens all have them too.
Packages of fresh-cut watermelon, honeydew melon, cantaloupe and mixed fruit have been recalled in Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina and Ohio.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says pre-cut watermelon, honeydew melon, cantaloupe and fruit medleys containing at least one of those melons that were produced at its facility in Indianapolis.
The vine mealybug can not only render table grapes unmarketable because of the honeydew left behind, but the pest is also known also to vector grapevine leafroll virus.
Apart from bloodsucking, the females generally also drink assorted fluids rich in dissolved sugar, such as nectar and honeydew, to obtain the energy they need.
Common combinations with honeydew
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: