paddymelon
US/ˈpædiˌmɛlən/
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Australia/ˈpædiˌmelən/
paddymelon noun: any of various cucurbitaceous plants, especially Cucumis myriocarpus, native to Africa but naturalized in inland Australia. Also the alternative form of pademelon.
Noun
paddymelon (plural paddymelons)
- Any of various cucurbitaceous plants, especially Cucumis myriocarpus, native to Africa but naturalized in inland Australia.
- 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.1941, Kylie Tennant, The Battlers
- The road was a straight band of tarmac and, on either side, there were strips of red dirt with paddy-melon growing over them.1987, Bruce Chatwin, The Songlines, Vintage, published 1998, page 76
Also used as
paddymelon is also the alternative form of pademelon.
Forms of paddymelon
| plural | paddymelons |
|---|---|
| alternative form | paddy-melon |
| alternative form | paddy melon |
| alternative form | pademelon |
Origin of paddymelon
Apparently from paddy + melon. In some forms after pademelon.
Alternative forms.
Questions about paddymelon
- What does paddymelon mean?
- Paddymelon means any of various cucurbitaceous plants, especially Cucumis myriocarpus, native to Africa but naturalized in inland Australia.
- What part of speech is paddymelon?
- Paddymelon is a noun.
- How do you pronounce paddymelon?
- Paddymelon is pronounced /ˈpædiˌmɛlən/ (US).
- What is the plural of paddymelon?
- The plural of paddymelon is paddymelons.
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