pawpaw
Americannoun
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a tree, Asimina triloba, of the annona family, native to the eastern United States, having large, oblong leaves and purplish flowers.
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the fleshy, edible fruit of this tree.
noun
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Etymology
Origin of pawpaw
First recorded in 1620–30; unexplained variant of papaye “papaya”; see papaya
Example Sentences
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Pomper agreed, noting that the growth seems healthy: "Pawpaw continues to just kind of keep on going up."
From Salon • Aug. 14, 2024
Buddy, Pawpaw and now Professor Plum — his three woody companions of the last few years — were collected as seedlings and grown during the summer.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 29, 2023
“Mawmaw and Pawpaw were incredibly kind and generous to us,” she said.
From Washington Post • Aug. 30, 2018
Walker’s father, whom James called Pawpaw, often drove him home from school.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2018
You ought to have heard the boys, here, telling about the kind of Fourth they had at Pawpaw Bottom.
From The Flight of Pony Baker A Boy's Town Story by Howells, William Dean
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