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With a and plural as denoting a kind of gum.
= honeydew, n. 1; (also) a deposit of this over a particular plant, crop, etc. Formerly also: †= honeydew, n. 2 (obsolete).
A sugar-rich sticky liquid excreted by certain insects (esp. aphids), plant galls, and fungi, sometimes found on the leaves and stems of trees and…