papaw

[ paw-paw, puh-paw ]

/ ˈpɔ pɔ, pəˈpɔ /

noun

pawpaw.

Nearby words

paparazzi, paparazzo, papauma, papaveraceous, papaverine, papaw, papaya, papeete, papelera, papen, papen, franz von

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Examples from the Web for papaw

Among the fruit trees are the mango and the papaw, the orange and the lemon.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language"|Various
Papaw, carica papaya, a genus of the decandria order, class dicia.
Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2)|Anonymous
The dust rose behind the carriage, then sank upon and further whitened the milkweed and the love vine and the papaw bushes.
Lewis Rand|Mary Johnston
On the edge of the canebrake a thicket of papaw and blackberry vines added rankness and forest secrecy.
The Kentucky Warbler|James Lane Allen

Because of its handsome foliage, attractive flowers and curious fruit, the papaw has been much used in ornamental planting.
Forest Trees of Illinois|Fuller George D.

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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Word Origin and History for papaw

papaw

1620s, variant of papaya (q.v.), used from 1760 to designate the papaw tree.