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Definition of Papaws
1. papaw [n] - See also: papaw
Lexicographical Neighbors of Papaws
Literary usage of Papaws
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Around an Old Homestead: A Book of Memories by Paul Griswold Huston (1906)
""Wild plums and haws and berries, papaws, nuts, grapes, and all the fruits of
... papaws, WITH A SPRAY OF LEAVES. —Maurice Thompson. GROUP of papaw-trees, ..."
2. The Naturalist in Nicaragua: A Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of by Thomas Belt (1888)
"... and papaws— Vegetables—Dependence of flowers on insects for their
fertilisation —Insect plagues—Leaf-cutting ants—Their method ..."
3. The White Man's Grave: A Visit to Sierra Leone, in 1834 by F. Harrison Rankin (1836)
"papaws—Huts—Ambition.—A Pa- paw Marriage.—Plighted Vows and a Fracture.
— Subserviency of Women. — Betsy Carew. — Earrings, a painful Ornament—Congo town. ..."
4. The History of British Guiana: Comprising a General Description of the by Henry G. Dalton (1855)
"Very sickly, eruptive fevers, sore- throats, rheumatism. Fruit in season: guavas,
oranges, limes, figs, papaws, melons, ..."
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