PAWPAW

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

papaya, papaia, pawpaw, papaya tree, melon tree, Carica papaya

(noun) tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

pawpaw (plural pawpaws)

Any of several types of trees having edible fruit

Asimina, the pawpaw genus, a genus of trees and shrubs native to eastern North America, especially common pawpaw (Asimina triloba)

Papaya or pawpaw (Carica papaya), a widely cultivated tropical fruit tree

Mountain pawpaw (Vasconcellea pubescens), a fruit tree native to South America

The fruit of these trees.

Etymology 2

Noun

pawpaw (plural pawpaws)

Grandfather.

Usage notes

• Used as a term of address (hence often initial-capitalized).

Source: Wiktionary


Paw`paw", n. (Bot.)

Definition: See Papaw.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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