See Also: lyrichord(dictionary)
paddymelon(1)(dictionary)
paddymelon(2)(dictionary)

paddymelon(2) (iou) and lyrichord (iou)


paddymelon(2) (iou)



paddymelon noun2. Austral. L19.
[Perh. from PADDY noun2 + MELON noun1.]
Any of various plants of the gourd family; esp. a trailing or climbing annual, Cucumis myriocarpus, native to Africa, which has bristly melon-like fruits and has become naturalized in inland Australia.

lyrichord (iou)



lyrichord noun.M18-L19.
[from LYRE after harpsichord.]
A kind of harpsichord with wire and catgut strings sounded by rotating wheels.