paddymelon
nounUS /ˈpædiˌmɛlən/ · AU /ˈpædiˌmelən/
Etymology Apparently from paddy + melon. In some forms after pademelon.
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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:
- 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: