pawpaw

paw·paw  (pôpô)

n.

Variant of papaw.

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pawpaw [paw-paw]

Noun

same as papaya

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pawpaw - tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit Carica papaya, melon tree, papaia, papaya, papaya tree papaya - large oval melon-like tropical fruit with yellowish flesh Carica, genus Carica - type genus of the Caricaceae; tropical American trees: papayas fruit tree - tree bearing edible fruit
	2.	pawpaw - small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit Asimina triloba, papaw, papaw tree 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
	3.	pawpaw - fruit with yellow flesh; related to custard apples papaw 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