trilobum, Benth. an Australian tree,Alpinia caerulea, Benth. See also Maray andMullet. Besides its botanical use,the word is applied in Australia to a small kangaroo,the Paddy-melon (q.
It iscertainly a corruption of an aboriginal name, and is speltvariously pademelon, padmelon, and melon simply. Wallace, `Australasia,' vol. Ross, `Van Diemen's Land Annual,' p. Thejuvenile hunter utilises the moon as a cavalry patrol would hisfield-glass for every suspected point.
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