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

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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

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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 Passifloreæ. 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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