different between watermelon vs honeydew

English

Etymology

From the 1610s, a compound of water +? melon.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?w??t??m?l?n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?w?t???m?l?n/

Noun

watermelon (countable and uncountable, plural watermelons)

1. A plant of the species Citrullus lanatus, bearing a melon-like fruit.
2. The fruit of the watermelon plant, having a green rind and watery flesh that is typically bright red when ripe and contains black pips.
3. (derogatory, slang) An environmentalist with socialist leanings (from the similarity to the fruit, being green on the outside, and red (Communist) on the inside).
4. A pinkish-red colour, like that of watermelon flesh (also called watermelon pink).

5. A project that is presented as on schedule when it actually has parts that are falling behind.

Derived terms

• watermelon radish

Translations

Anagrams

• water lemon

English

Etymology

honey +? dew

Pronunciation

Noun

honeydew (countable and uncountable, plural honeydews)

1. A sweet sticky substance deposited on leaves by insects.
2. A sweet sticky substance produced by the leaves of some plants.
3. (countable) A melon with sweet green flesh, with a smooth greenish-white exterior, of cultivar group Cucumis melo Inodorus group.
4. A light bluish-green colour, like that of a honeydew melon.

5. A fine sort of tobacco moistened with molasses.

Synonyms

• (fruit): honeydew melon

Translations

Adjective

honeydew (comparative more honeydew, superlative most honeydew)

1. Of a light bluish green colour, like that of a honeydew melon.

Related terms

• mildew

See also

• Appendix:Colors

References

• “honeydew”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.