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paddymelons

paddymelons is the plural of paddymelon.

Meaning of paddymelon

Noun

paddymelon (plural paddymelons)

  1. (Australia) 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

Questions about paddymelons

What is paddymelons the plural of?
Paddymelons is the plural of paddymelon.

Words near paddymelons in the dictionary

  1. Paddyism
  2. Paddyisms
  3. paddyland
  4. paddylands
  5. paddymelon
  6. paddymelons
  7. Paddys
  8. Paddys Flat
  9. Paddys River
  10. Paddystine
  11. Paddystinian

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