papaw
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pa·paw
(pô′pô′)n.
Variant of pawpaw.
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papaw
(pəˈpɔː) orpawpaw
n
1. (Plants) another name for papaya
2. (Plants)
a. a bush or small tree, Asimina triloba, of central North America, having small fleshy edible fruit: family Annonaceae
b. the fruit of this tree
[C16: from Spanish papaya]
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paw•paw
pa•paw
(ˈpɔˌpɔ, pəˈpɔ)n.
1. a tree, Asimina triloba, of the annona family, native to the eastern U.S., having large, oblong leaves and purplish flowers.
2. the fleshy, edible fruit of this tree.
3. papaya.
[1525–75; unexplained alter. of papaye papaya]
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Noun | 1. | papaw - small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit custard apple, custard apple tree - any of several tropical American trees bearing fruit with soft edible pulp Asimina, genus Asimina - pawpaw |
2. | papaw - fruit with yellow flesh; related to custard apples edible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh Asimina triloba, papaw, papaw tree, pawpaw - small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit |
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