pawpaw

[ paw-paw ]

/ ˈpɔˌpɔ /

noun

a tree, Asimina triloba, of the annona family, native to the eastern U.S., having large, oblong leaves and purplish flowers.

the fleshy, edible fruit of this tree.

papaya.

Nearby words

pawnage, pawnbroker, pawnbroking, pawnee, pawnshop, pawpaw, pawtucket, pax, pax britannica, pax romana, pax vobiscum

Also papaw.

Origin of pawpaw

unexplained variant of papaye papaya

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Examples from the Web for pawpaw

We had also eaten the pulpy fruit of the pawpaw; but all these together we found to be but poor apologies for real bread.
The Desert Home|Mayne Reid
The colonists used the pawpaw and other wild fruits found in the woods.
The Historical Child|Oscar Chrisman
The pawpaw tree also grows wild, and is valuable to the natives.
The Philippine Islands|Ramon Reyes Lala
Cleave returned to Tullius and the small fire by the pawpaw bushes.
The Long Roll|Mary Johnston

The fall of red haw, persimmon, and pawpaw, and the odorous wild plum in its valley thickets.
Famous Authors (Men)|E. F. (Edward Francis) Harkins

British Dictionary definitions for pawpaw

pawpaw

/ (ˈpɔːˌpɔː) /

noun

a variant of papaw, papaya

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