paddymelon

British

/ ˈpædɪˌmɛlən /

noun

a South African cucurbitaceous vine, Cucumis myriocarpus , widely naturalized in Australia
the melon-like fruit of this plant
a variant spelling of pademelon

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Etymology

Origin of paddymelon

C19: of uncertain origin

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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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