Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index The term honedew has more than one meaning. The honeydew is a type of edible melon (Family Cucurbitaceae) — a cultivar, of the species Cucumis melo L. subspecies melo L., which includes as other cultivars, the cantaloupe, casaba, musk mellon, and several ornamental gourds. Honeydew is a sugar-rich secretion of certain plant-sucking insects such as aphids and scale. Ants and wasps may eat honeydew, while honeybees gather it and process it into a dark, strong honey that is highly prized in parts of Europe and Asia for its reputed medicinal value. "Honeydoos" is a pun that refers to a weekend list of projects given to a husband by his wife. This is a disambiguation page — one that defines subjects and points to articles that share the same name. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.