papaw

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Used in addressing or referring to one’s grandfather, especially the paternal grandfather
Used in addressing or referring to one’s father
A tree, Carica papaya, of tropical America, belonging to the order Passifloreae producing dull orange-colored, melon-shaped fruit
{n} a tree and its fruit
Used in addressing or referring to one's father
Used in addressing or referring to one's grandfather, especially the paternal grandfather
triloba, growing in the western and southern parts of the United States, and producing a sweet edible fruit; also, the fruit itself
A tree (Carica Papaya) of tropical America, belonging to the order Passifloreæ
The milky juice of the plant is said to have the property of making meat tender
Also, its dull orange-colored, melon-shaped fruit, which is eaten both raw and cooked or pickled
A tree (Carica Papaya) of tropical America, belonging to the order Passifloreae produing dull orange-colored, melon-shaped fruit
{i} type of tropical fruit
It has a soft, spongy stem, eighteen or twenty feet high, crowned with a tuft of large, long-stalked, palmately lobed leaves
A tree of the genus Asimina A
or pawpaw Deciduous tree or shrub (Asimina triloba) of the custard apple family, native to the eastern and midwestern U.S. It can grow to 40 ft (12 m) tall and has pointed, broadly oblong, drooping leaves up to 12 in. (30 cm) long. The purple flowers bloom with a foul odour before the leaves emerge in spring. The edible fruit looks like a stubby banana; its skin turns black as it ripens. Handling papaw fruits produces a skin reaction in allergic individuals. The name is also sometimes applied to the papaya
fruit with yellow flesh; related to custard apples
pawpaw
An American deciduous tree, Asimina triloba having edible fruit
pawpaw
the fruit of this tree
pawpaw
{s} pertaining to the pawpaw tree; of or pertaining to the fruit of this tree
pawpaw
fruit with yellow flesh; related to custard apples
pawpaw
tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit
pawpaw
{i} (Botany) type of tree found in tropical and subtropical America; fruit of this tree, papaya
pawpaw
small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit
pawpaw
A pawpaw is a fruit with green skin, sweet yellow flesh, and black seeds and grows in hot countries such as the West Indies. = papaya. the large yellow-green fruit of a tall tropical tree = papaya
pawpaw
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papaw

    Hyphenation

    pa·paw

    Turkish pronunciation

    pôpô

    Pronunciation

    /ˈpôpô/ /ˈpɔːpɔː/

    Etymology

    (noun.) 1624. From papaya
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