pa·paw

(pô′pô′)

Variant of pawpaw.

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papaw

(pəˈpɔː) or

pawpaw

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]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	papaw - small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit Asimina triloba, papaw tree, pawpaw papaw, pawpaw - fruit with yellow flesh; related to custard apples 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 pawpaw 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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