[ noun ] the fruit of a variety of winter melon vine; a large smooth greenish-white melon with pale green flesh <noun.food>
Honeydew \Hon"ey*dew`\, n. 1. A sweet, saccharine substance, found on the leaves of trees and other plants in small drops, like dew. Two substances have been called by this name; one exuded from the plants, and the other secreted by certain insects, esp. aphids.