pawpaw

[ paw-paw ]

noun
  1. a tree, Asimina triloba, of the annona family, native to the eastern United States, having large, oblong leaves and purplish flowers.

  2. the fleshy, edible fruit of this tree.

Origin of pawpaw

1
First recorded in 1620–30; unexplained variant of papaye “papaya”; see papaya
  • Also pa·paw [paw-paw, puh-paw] /ˈpɔ pɔ, pəˈpɔ/ .

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pawpaw

/ (ˈpɔːˌpɔː) /


noun
  1. a variant of papaw, papaya

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