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PAPAW
papaw, pawpaw
(noun) fruit with yellow flesh; related to custard apples
pawpaw, papaw, papaw tree, Asimina triloba
(noun) small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
papaw (plural papaws)
A tree, Carica papaya, of tropical America, belonging to the order Brassicales, and producing dull orange-colored, melon-shaped fruit.
Etymology 2
Related to papa.
Noun
papaw (plural papaws)
(US, dialect, Southern US) A grandfather, especially one's paternal grandfather.
(US, dialect, Southern US, less commonly) A father.
Synonyms
• peepaw, pepaw
Source: Wiktionary
Pa*paw", n. Etym: [Prob. from the native name in the West Indies; cf. Sp. papayo papaw, papaya the fruit of the papaw.] [Written also pawpaw.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: A tree (Carica Papaya) of tropical America, belonging to the order PassifloreƦ. It has a soft, spongy stem, eighteen or twenty feet high, crowned with a tuft of large, long-stalked, palmately lobed leaves. The milky juice of the plant is said to have the property of making meat tender. Also, its dull orange-colored, melon- shaped fruit, which is eaten both raw and cooked or pickled.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: A tree of the genus Asimina (A. triloba), growing in the western and southern parts of the United States, and producing a sweet edible fruit; also, the fruit itself. Gray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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