 pawpaw |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (botany) small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit | |
| Synonyms: | papaw_tree Asimina_triloba papaw | |
| Related terms: | custard_apple Asimina papaw | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (botany) tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit | |
| Synonyms: | papaia papaya_tree melon_tree Carica_papaya papaya | |
| Related terms: | fruit_tree Carica papaya | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (chemistry,botany,food) fruit with yellow flesh; related to custard apples | |
| Synonyms: | papaw | |
| Related terms: | edible_fruit | |
| Similar spelling: |
papaw papa Papua pappa papaya papaia pap Papp Pape PABA Pavia Papio Paiva |
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