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

Word History and Origins

Origin of paddymelon¹

C19: of uncertain origin

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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