paddymelon

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English

Etymology 1

Apparently from paddy +‎ melon. In some forms after pademelon.

Alternative forms

Noun

paddymelon (plural paddymelons)

  1. (Australia) Any of various cucurbitaceous plants, especially Cucumis myriocarpus, native to Africa but naturalized in inland Australia.
    • 1941, Kylie Tennant, The Battlers:
      Not even an occasional clod of earth stowed in the middle of a sack, or a few hefty paddy-melons, could make the toil profitable.
    • 1987, Bruce Chatwin, The Songlines, Vintage, published 1998, page 76:
      The road was a straight band of tarmac and, on either side, there were strips of red dirt with paddy-melon growing over them.

Etymology 2

Alternative forms.

Noun

paddymelon (plural paddymelons)

  1. Alternative form of pademelon
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