What's the difference between honeydew and melligo?
Honeydew
Definition:
(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.
(n.) A kind of tobacco moistened with molasses.
Example Sentences:
(1) In every grocery store, Kumamon smiles from every punnet of strawberries and honeydew melon wrapper.
(2) It is predicted that honeydews are important in the development of Leishmania infantum Nicolle in the gut of P. ariasi.
(3) Glycemic effect of adding 10-g carbohydrate portions of apple, banana, grapes, honeydew, orange, or strawberries to a standard meal on separate occasions was measured in 10 insulin-dependent diabetics monitored at home.
(4) Fruit, vegetables and fruit and vegetable product were artificially infected with Penicillium expansum, P. urticae and Byssochlamys nivea; patulin was subsequently found in peaches, apricots, greengages, bananas, strawberries, honeydew melons, tomatoes, red and green paprika, cucumbers and carrots; in several kinds of compot, in tomato juice and tomato pulp --but not in ketchup.
(5) Late summer saw a surprising population explosion of wasps, with many wandering around apparently stupefied by gorging on too much honeydew (the sugary excretion of aphids).
(6) Studies on Phlebotomus ariasi, P. perfiliewi and P. perniciosus in the Mediterranean region has shown that these sandflies take honeydew derived sugars from aphids or coccids; in a similar study in the New World, Lutzomyia peruensis has also been shown to have taken sugar from such sources.
(7) A low level of tremorgenic activity was detected at the honeydew stage of C paspali.
(8) Blood-glucose response to meals containing grapes, honeydew, orange, or strawberries was slightly higher than meals containing apple, banana, or no fruit and the small amount of starch in apple and banana may have contributed to their lower blood-glucose response compared to the other fruits tested.
(9) No significant differences were observed neither among floral honeys not between floral and honeydew honeys.
(10) Rachel Kelly, London, marmadukescarlet.blogspot.com Serves a crowd 240ml fresh pineapple juice 240ml fruit vodka 100ml triple sec (optional) A splash of kirsch (optional) 1 small ripe watermelon 1 ripe cantaloupe melon 1 ripe honeydew or galia melon 1 Combine the pineapple juice with the vodka, triple sec and kirsch (if you're using it).
(11) About two-thirds of flies caged with oak (Quercus ilex L.) infested with an aphid [Lachnus roboris (L.)] and about a fifth kept with leaves of the french bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) infested with an aphid took honeydew.
(12) The results indicate that the major carbohydrate sugar meal of Lutzomyia peruensis is aphid honeydew.
(13) The toxicity of spiked apple and honeydew melon diminished with time, while spiked grape and both grape and apple juices maintained their toxicity during the 4-hr studies.
(14) After inoculation with Penicillium expansum, P. urticae or Byssochlamys nivea, patulin was also found in greengages, strawberries, honeydew melons, red and green paprika, tomatoes, cucumbers and carrots.