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词汇 paddymelon
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paddymelon1

noun ˈpadɪˌmɛlənˈpadēˌmelən
Australian
  • A plant of the gourd family, especially a trailing or climbing annual that has become naturalized in inland Australia.

    〈澳〉香瓜,甜瓜

    Several species in the family Cucurbitaceae, in particular Cucumis myriocarpus, which has bristly melon-like fruits and is native to Africa

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Paddy melon or bitter apple [Cucumis myriocarpus Naudin] is also a summer annual, but differs from dudaim melon by having deeply lobed leaves and round fruits 2-3 cm wide covered with weak prickles.
    • Paddymelons, which look like small round watermelons, are often found beside outback roads.

Origin

Late 19th century: probably by erroneous association with paddymelon2.

paddymelon2

nounˈpadɪˌmɛlənˈpadēˌmelən
  • variant spelling of pademelon

paddymelon1

nounˈpadēˌmelən
Australian
  • variant spelling of pademelon
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Paddymelons, which look like small round watermelons, are often found beside outback roads.
    • Paddy melon or bitter apple [Cucumis myriocarpus Naudin] is also a summer annual, but differs from dudaim melon by having deeply lobed leaves and round fruits 2-3 cm wide covered with weak prickles.

Origin

Late 19th century: probably by erroneous association with paddymelon.

paddymelon2

nounˈpadēˌmelən
  • variant spelling of pademelon
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