papaw

[ paw-paw, puh-paw ]

/ ˈpɔ pɔ, pəˈpɔ /

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noun

a variant of pawpaw.

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How to use papaw in a sentence

In these low grounds the beautiful papaw tree, whose luscious fruit was now ripe, occurs in great abundance.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume XVI|Various
Open palm-thatched huts peep forth at intervals from amidst groves of banana, mango, cotton, and papaw trees and palms.
The Desert World|Arthur Mangin
Merian has figured the caterpillar of another moth which feeds upon the Papaw-tree (Carica Papaya) with similar hairs.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)|William Kirby
On the edge of the canebrake a thicket of papaw and blackberry vines added rankness and forest secrecy.
The Kentucky Warbler|James Lane Allen

The papaw or tree-melon also grows very finely here, and is a very useful and wholesome fruit.
Official Report of the Niger Valley Exploring Party |Martin Robinson Delany

British Dictionary definitions for papaw

papaw

pawpaw

/ (pəˈpɔː) /

noun

another name for papaya

Also called: custard apple

a bush or small tree, Asimina triloba, of central North America, having small fleshy edible fruit: family Annonaceae
the fruit of this tree

Word Origin for papaw

C16: from Spanish papaya

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