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paddymelon

/ ˈpædɪˌmɛlən /

noun

  1. a South African cucurbitaceous vine, Cucumis myriocarpus , widely naturalized in Australia
  2. the melon-like fruit of this plant
  3. a variant spelling of pademelon
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of paddymelon1

C19: of uncertain origin
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Example Sentences

We have a bit of garden close by, and the confounded bandicoots and paddymelons ravage it at nights, and she has just been knocking some over.

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