"honeydew" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈhʌnɪdjuː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /-dʒuː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈhʌniˌd(j)u/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-honeydew.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more honeydew [comparative], most honeydew [superlative]
Etymology: The noun is derived from honey + dew, originally believed to be a form of dew that fell from the sky like rain onto plants (see sense 1). The adjective is derived from the noun. Etymology templates: {{vern|sooty mould}} sooty mould, {{vern|blue peppermint}} blue peppermint, {{vern|broad-leaved peppermint}} broad-leaved peppermint, {{taxlink|Eucalyptus dives|species}} Eucalyptus dives, {{glossary|noun}} noun, {{compound|en|honey|dew}} honey + dew, {{glossary|adjective}} adjective Head templates: {{en-adj}} honeydew (comparative more honeydew, superlative most honeydew)
  1. Of a light green colour, like the flesh of some honeydew melons. Categories (topical): Greens
    Sense id: en-honeydew-en-adj-YynF~Ct1 Disambiguation of Greens: 11 7 12 6 6 28 28 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 11 6 7 16 21 21 5

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈhʌnɪdjuː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /-dʒuː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈhʌniˌd(j)u/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-honeydew.wav [Southern-England] Forms: honeydews [plural]
Etymology: The noun is derived from honey + dew, originally believed to be a form of dew that fell from the sky like rain onto plants (see sense 1). The adjective is derived from the noun. Etymology templates: {{vern|sooty mould}} sooty mould, {{vern|blue peppermint}} blue peppermint, {{vern|broad-leaved peppermint}} broad-leaved peppermint, {{taxlink|Eucalyptus dives|species}} Eucalyptus dives, {{glossary|noun}} noun, {{compound|en|honey|dew}} honey + dew, {{glossary|adjective}} adjective Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} honeydew (countable and uncountable, plural honeydews)
  1. (uncountable) 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. Tags: uncountable Categories (lifeform): Fruits, Gourd family plants Synonyms: melligo [archaic] Translations (sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves, etc., by insects feeding on plant sap, or by fungi): مغثر (Arabic), ezti-ihintz (Basque), мядзвяная падзь (mjadzvjanaja padzʹ) (Belarusian), падзь (padzʹ) (Belarusian), ма́на (mána) [feminine] (Bulgarian), mel de melada [feminine] (Catalan), 蜜露 (mìlù) (Chinese Mandarin), medovice (Czech), honningdug (Danish), honigdauw [masculine] (Dutch), mielroso (Esperanto), mesikaste (Finnish), miellat [feminine] (French), Honigtau [masculine] (German), Meltau [masculine] (German), טל דבש (Hebrew), mézharmat (Hungarian), hunangsdögg [feminine] (Icelandic), melata [feminine] (Italian), 甘露 (kanro) (alt: かんろ) (Japanese), 감로 (gamno) (alt: 甘露) (Korean), ãmalas [masculine] (Lithuanian), lipčius (Lithuanian), medaus rasa [feminine] (Lithuanian), honnigdau [German-Low-German, masculine] (Low German), ме́длика (médlika) [feminine] (Macedonian), ме́дена ро́са (médena rósa) [feminine] (Macedonian), madu serangga (Malay), honningdugg [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), عسلک (Persian), spadź [feminine] (Polish), rosa miodowa [feminine] (Polish), melada [feminine] (Portuguese), mană [feminine] (Romanian), медвя́ная роса́ (medvjánaja rosá) [feminine] (Russian), падь (padʹ) [feminine] (Russian), ligamaza [feminine] (Spanish), melado [masculine] (Spanish), mielada [feminine] (Spanish), mielato [masculine] (Spanish), rocío de miel [masculine] (Spanish), honungsdagg [common-gender] (Swedish), ме́дяна́ роса́ (médjaná rosá) [feminine] (Ukrainian), медвя́на роса́ (medvjána rosá) [feminine] (Ukrainian), падь (padʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-honeydew-en-noun-aSFB9qQ5 Disambiguation of Fruits: 9 19 10 16 10 16 16 4 Disambiguation of Gourd family plants: 8 11 6 10 9 26 26 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 11 6 7 16 21 21 5 Disambiguation of 'sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves, etc., by insects feeding on plant sap, or by fungi': 46 16 14 12 5 5 2
  2. (by extension)
    (uncountable) A sweet liquid substance resembling the substance mentioned in sense 1, such as honey, nectar, or manna in the Bible.
    Tags: broadly, uncountable Categories (topical): Greens Categories (lifeform): Fruits Synonyms: ambrosia Translations (sweet liquid substance resembling the substance mentioned in sense 1): مَنّ (mann) [masculine] (Arabic)
    Sense id: en-honeydew-en-noun-x8k22~jb Disambiguation of Greens: 11 7 12 6 6 28 28 2 Disambiguation of Fruits: 9 19 10 16 10 16 16 4 Disambiguation of 'sweet liquid substance resembling the substance mentioned in sense 1': 17 39 20 14 4 4 2
  3. (by extension)
    (uncountable) A blackish mould (often called sooty mould) produced by fungi of the order Dothideales, feeding on the substance mentioned in sense 1.
    Tags: broadly, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Fruits, Gourd family plants Translations (blackish mould (often called sooty mould) produced by some fungi feeding on the substance mentioned in sense 1): ма́на (mána) [feminine] (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-honeydew-en-noun-Pi5lKaqR Disambiguation of Fruits: 9 19 10 16 10 16 16 4 Disambiguation of Gourd family plants: 8 11 6 10 9 26 26 3 Disambiguation of 'blackish mould (often called sooty mould) produced by some fungi feeding on the substance mentioned in sense 1': 14 18 51 10 3 3 1
  4. (by extension)
    (uncountable, originally US) In full honeydew tobacco: a fine sort of tobacco moistened with a sweet substance (originally molasses).
    Tags: broadly, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Fruits
    Sense id: en-honeydew-en-noun-IJEzaETp Disambiguation of Fruits: 9 19 10 16 10 16 16 4 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 11 6 7 16 21 21 5 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 9 4 6 13 28 28 3
  5. (by extension)
    (countable) Short for honeydew melon (“a melon from the Cucumis melo Inodorus cultivar group, with sweet, light green or white flesh and a smooth greenish-white or yellow rind”).
    Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, broadly, countable Alternative form of: honeydew melon (extra: a melon from the Cucumis melo Inodorus cultivar group, with sweet, light green or white flesh and a smooth greenish-white or yellow rind) Categories (topical): Greens Categories (lifeform): Fruits, Gourd family plants
    Sense id: en-honeydew-en-noun-VvqLofrD Disambiguation of Greens: 11 7 12 6 6 28 28 2 Disambiguation of Fruits: 9 19 10 16 10 16 16 4 Disambiguation of Gourd family plants: 8 11 6 10 9 26 26 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 11 6 7 16 21 21 5 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 9 4 6 13 28 28 3
  6. (by extension)
    (countable) Short for honeydew melon (“a melon from the Cucumis melo Inodorus cultivar group, with sweet, light green or white flesh and a smooth greenish-white or yellow rind”).
    (uncountable) A light green colour, like the flesh of some honeydew melons.
    Tags: broadly, uncountable Categories (topical): Greens Categories (lifeform): Fruits, Gourd family plants
    Sense id: en-honeydew-en-noun-skdfWwSR Disambiguation of Greens: 11 7 12 6 6 28 28 2 Disambiguation of Fruits: 9 19 10 16 10 16 16 4 Disambiguation of Gourd family plants: 8 11 6 10 9 26 26 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 11 6 7 16 21 21 5 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 9 4 6 13 28 28 3
  7. (by extension)
    (countable, figuratively) Something that is enjoyable or pleasant.
    Tags: broadly, countable, figuratively
    Sense id: en-honeydew-en-noun-eIuPRcuP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: canadew, honeydewed, honeydew list, honey do list, honeydew melon Related terms: weeping tree

Inflected forms

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    {
      "word": "canadew"
    },
    {
      "word": "honeydewed"
    },
    {
      "word": "honeydew list"
    },
    {
      "word": "honey do list"
    },
    {
      "word": "honeydew melon"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "vern"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "blue peppermint"
      },
      "expansion": "blue peppermint",
      "name": "vern"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "broad-leaved peppermint"
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      "expansion": "broad-leaved peppermint",
      "name": "vern"
    },
    {
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      },
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      "name": "glossary"
    },
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      },
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      "name": "compound"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "adjective"
      },
      "expansion": "adjective",
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    }
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        "plural"
      ]
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "weeping tree"
    }
  ],
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      "categories": [
        "English uncountable nouns"
      ],
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        "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."
      ],
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          "sticky",
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        [
          "substance",
          "substance#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "deposited",
          "deposit#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "leaves",
          "leaf#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "plant",
          "plant#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "parts",
          "part#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "insect",
          "insect"
        ],
        [
          "aphid",
          "aphid"
        ],
        [
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          "scale insect"
        ],
        [
          "feeding",
          "feed#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "sap",
          "sap#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "fungi",
          "fungus"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncountable) 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."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "archaic"
          ],
          "word": "melligo"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        "English uncountable nouns"
      ],
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        "A sweet liquid substance resembling the substance mentioned in sense 1, such as honey, nectar, or manna in the Bible."
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          "liquid#Adjective"
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          "honey",
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        ],
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          "nectar",
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        ],
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          "manna",
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          "Bible",
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        ]
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        "(by extension)",
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      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ambrosia"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English uncountable nouns",
        "Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa"
      ],
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        "A blackish mould (often called sooty mould) produced by fungi of the order Dothideales, feeding on the substance mentioned in sense 1."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "blackish",
          "blackish"
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        [
          "mould",
          "mould#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "produced",
          "produce#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "order",
          "order#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "Dothideales",
          "Dothideales#Translingual"
        ],
        [
          "feeding",
          "feed#Verb"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension)",
        "(uncountable) A blackish mould (often called sooty mould) produced by fungi of the order Dothideales, feeding on the substance mentioned in sense 1."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "American English",
        "English uncountable nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "In full honeydew tobacco: a fine sort of tobacco moistened with a sweet substance (originally molasses)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fine",
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        ],
        [
          "sort",
          "sort#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "tobacco",
          "tobacco"
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        [
          "moisten",
          "moisten"
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          "molasses",
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        "(by extension)",
        "(uncountable, originally US) In full honeydew tobacco: a fine sort of tobacco moistened with a sweet substance (originally molasses)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "a melon from the Cucumis melo Inodorus cultivar group, with sweet, light green or white flesh and a smooth greenish-white or yellow rind",
          "word": "honeydew melon"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns",
        "English short forms",
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (cultivar group)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Short for honeydew melon (“a melon from the Cucumis melo Inodorus cultivar group, with sweet, light green or white flesh and a smooth greenish-white or yellow rind”)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "honeydew melon",
          "honeydew melon#English"
        ],
        [
          "melon",
          "melon"
        ],
        [
          "cultivar",
          "cultivar"
        ],
        [
          "group",
          "group#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "sweet",
          "sweet#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "light",
          "light#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "green",
          "green#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "white",
          "white#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "flesh",
          "flesh#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "smooth",
          "smooth#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "greenish",
          "greenish"
        ],
        [
          "yellow",
          "yellow#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "rind",
          "rind#Noun"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension)",
        "(countable) Short for honeydew melon (“a melon from the Cucumis melo Inodorus cultivar group, with sweet, light green or white flesh and a smooth greenish-white or yellow rind”)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
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        "countable"
      ]
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        "English countable nouns",
        "English short forms",
        "English uncountable nouns",
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (cultivar group)"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "honeydew:"
        }
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        "Short for honeydew melon (“a melon from the Cucumis melo Inodorus cultivar group, with sweet, light green or white flesh and a smooth greenish-white or yellow rind”).",
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      ],
      "links": [
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          "honeydew melon",
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        ],
        [
          "melon",
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          "cultivar",
          "cultivar"
        ],
        [
          "group",
          "group#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "sweet",
          "sweet#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "light",
          "light#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "green",
          "green#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "white",
          "white#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "flesh",
          "flesh#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "smooth",
          "smooth#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "greenish",
          "greenish"
        ],
        [
          "yellow",
          "yellow#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "rind",
          "rind#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "colour",
          "colour#Noun"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension)",
        "(countable) Short for honeydew melon (“a melon from the Cucumis melo Inodorus cultivar group, with sweet, light green or white flesh and a smooth greenish-white or yellow rind”).",
        "(uncountable) A light green colour, like the flesh of some honeydew melons."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Something that is enjoyable or pleasant."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "enjoyable",
          "enjoyable"
        ],
        [
          "pleasant",
          "pleasant#Adjective"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension)",
        "(countable, figuratively) Something that is enjoyable or pleasant."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly",
        "countable",
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhʌnɪdjuː/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/-dʒuː/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhʌniˌd(j)u/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "sense": "sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves, etc., by insects feeding on plant sap, or by fungi",
      "word": "مغثر"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves, etc., by insects feeding on plant sap, or by fungi",
      "word": "ezti-ihintz"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "mjadzvjanaja padzʹ",
      "sense": "sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves, etc., by insects feeding on plant sap, or by fungi",
      "word": "мядзвяная падзь"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "padzʹ",
      "sense": "sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves, etc., by insects feeding on plant sap, or by fungi",
      "word": "падзь"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "mána",
      "sense": "sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves, etc., by insects feeding on plant sap, or by fungi",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ма́на"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves, etc., by insects feeding on plant sap, or by fungi",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mel de melada"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "mìlù",
      "sense": "sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves, etc., by insects feeding on plant sap, or by fungi",
      "word": "蜜露"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves, etc., by insects feeding on plant sap, or by fungi",
      "word": "medovice"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves, etc., by insects feeding on plant sap, or by fungi",
      "word": "honningdug"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves, etc., by insects feeding on plant sap, or by fungi",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "honigdauw"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves, etc., by insects feeding on plant sap, or by fungi",
      "word": "mielroso"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves, etc., by insects feeding on plant sap, or by fungi",
      "word": "mesikaste"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves, etc., by insects feeding on plant sap, or by fungi",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "miellat"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves, etc., by insects feeding on plant sap, or by fungi",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Honigtau"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves, etc., by insects feeding on plant sap, or by fungi",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Meltau"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves, etc., by insects feeding on plant sap, or by fungi",
      "word": "טל דבש"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves, etc., by insects feeding on plant sap, or by fungi",
      "word": "mézharmat"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves, etc., by insects feeding on plant sap, or by fungi",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "hunangsdögg"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves, etc., by insects feeding on plant sap, or by fungi",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "melata"
    },
    {
      "alt": "かんろ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kanro",
      "sense": "sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves, etc., by insects feeding on plant sap, or by fungi",
      "word": "甘露"
    },
    {
      "alt": "甘露",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gamno",
      "sense": "sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves, etc., by insects feeding on plant sap, or by fungi",
      "word": "감로"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves, etc., by insects feeding on plant sap, or by fungi",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ãmalas"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves, etc., by insects feeding on plant sap, or by fungi",
      "word": "lipčius"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves, etc., by insects feeding on plant sap, or by fungi",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "medaus rasa"
    },
    {
      "code": "nds-de",
      "lang": "Low German",
      "sense": "sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves, etc., by insects feeding on plant sap, or by fungi",
      "tags": [
        "German-Low-German",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "honnigdau"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "médlika",
      "sense": "sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves, etc., by insects feeding on plant sap, or by fungi",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ме́длика"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "médena rósa",
      "sense": "sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves, etc., by insects feeding on plant sap, or by fungi",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ме́дена ро́са"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves, etc., by insects feeding on plant sap, or by fungi",
      "word": "madu serangga"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves, etc., by insects feeding on plant sap, or by fungi",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "honningdugg"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves, etc., by insects feeding on plant sap, or by fungi",
      "word": "عسلک"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves, etc., by insects feeding on plant sap, or by fungi",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "spadź"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves, etc., by insects feeding on plant sap, or by fungi",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "rosa miodowa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves, etc., by insects feeding on plant sap, or by fungi",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "melada"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves, etc., by insects feeding on plant sap, or by fungi",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mană"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "medvjánaja rosá",
      "sense": "sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves, etc., by insects feeding on plant sap, or by fungi",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "медвя́ная роса́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "padʹ",
      "sense": "sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves, etc., by insects feeding on plant sap, or by fungi",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "падь"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves, etc., by insects feeding on plant sap, or by fungi",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ligamaza"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves, etc., by insects feeding on plant sap, or by fungi",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "melado"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves, etc., by insects feeding on plant sap, or by fungi",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mielada"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves, etc., by insects feeding on plant sap, or by fungi",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mielato"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves, etc., by insects feeding on plant sap, or by fungi",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rocío de miel"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves, etc., by insects feeding on plant sap, or by fungi",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "honungsdagg"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "médjaná rosá",
      "sense": "sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves, etc., by insects feeding on plant sap, or by fungi",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ме́дяна́ роса́"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "medvjána rosá",
      "sense": "sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves, etc., by insects feeding on plant sap, or by fungi",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "медвя́на роса́"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "padʹ",
      "sense": "sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves, etc., by insects feeding on plant sap, or by fungi",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "падь"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "mann",
      "sense": "sweet liquid substance resembling the substance mentioned in sense 1",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "مَنّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "mána",
      "sense": "blackish mould (often called sooty mould) produced by some fungi feeding on the substance mentioned in sense 1",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ма́на"
    }
  ],
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