HONEYDEW

n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

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.

2.
n.

A kind of tobacco moistened with molasses.


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