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papaw

[ paw-paw, puh-paw ]
/ ˈpɔ pɔ, pəˈpɔ /

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

Word Origin for papaw

C16: from Spanish papaya
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