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papaw
[ paw-paw, puh-paw ]
/ ˈpɔ pɔ, pəˈpɔ /
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noun
a variant of pawpaw.
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Words nearby papaw
Papanicolaou test, paparazzo, papauma, papaveraceous, papaverine, papaw, papaya, Papeete, papelera, Papen, paper
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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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