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Definition of Papaw

1. Noun. Small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit.

2. Noun. Fruit with yellow flesh; related to custard apples.

Definition of Papaw

1. n. A tree (Carica Papaya) of tropical America, belonging to the order Passifloreæ. It has a soft, spongy stem, eighteen or twenty feet high, crowned with a tuft of large, long-stalked, palmately lobed leaves. 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.

Definition of Papaw

1. Proper noun. (context: Southern US) ''Used in addressing or referring to one’s grandfather, especially the paternal grandfather.'' ¹

2. Proper noun. (context: Southern US less commonly) ''Used in addressing or referring to one’s father.'' ¹

3. Noun. A tree, ''Carica papaya'', of tropical America, belonging to the order Passifloreae and producing dull orange-colored, melon-shaped fruit. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Papaw

1. a fleshy fruit [n -S]

Medical Definition of Papaw

1. 1. A tree (Carica Papaya) of tropical America, belonging to the order Passifloreae. It has a soft, spongy stem, eighteen or twenty feet high, crowned with a tuft of large, long-stalked, palmately lobed leaves. The milky juice of the plant is said to have the property of making meat tender. Also, its dull orange-coloured, melon-shaped fruit, which is eaten both raw and cooked or pickled. 2. A tree of the genus Asimina (A. Triloba), growing in the western and southern parts of the United States, and producing a sweet edible fruit; also, the fruit itself. Origin: Prob. From the native name in the West Indies; cf. Sp. Papayo papaw, papaya the fruit of the papaw Alternative forms: pawpaw. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Papaw

paparazza paparazze paparazzi paparazzification paparazzo paparchies paparchy papas papaver papaveraceous

papaveretum papaverine papaverines papaverous papavers papaw papaw tree papaws papaya papaya family

papaya juice papaya tree papayan papayas papayotin papboat papboats pape papejay

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