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Definition of Pawpaw
1. Noun. Tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit.
Terms within: Papaya
Group relationships: Carica, Genus Carica
Generic synonyms: Fruit Tree
2. Noun. Small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit.
Terms within: Papaw
Generic synonyms: Custard Apple, Custard Apple Tree
Group relationships: Asimina, Genus Asimina
3. Noun. Fruit with yellow flesh; related to custard apples.
Generic synonyms: Edible Fruit
Group relationships: Asimina Triloba, Papaw, Papaw Tree
Definition of Pawpaw
1. n. See Papaw.
Definition of Pawpaw
1. Noun. An American deciduous tree, ''Asimina triloba'' having edible fruit. ¹
2. Noun. The fruit of this tree. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pawpaw
1. papaw [n -S] - See also: papaw
Medical Definition of Pawpaw
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Pawpaw
Literary usage of Pawpaw
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Reports Dealing with the Systematic Geology and Paleontology of Maryland by Maryland Geological Survey (1913)
"The lower Chemung conglomerate, situated about 600 feet above the base of the
Chemung, is exposed at many localities in the vicinity of Magnolia and pawpaw. ..."
2. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"1826 At Steubenville in Ohio we first began to notice the pawpaw, ... 1835 The
pawpaw tree with its heavy luscious fruit was the America,' i. 124 (Lond. ..."
3. Itinerary of the Seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 1861-1864, with Roster by Lawrence Wilson (1907)
"FROM pawpaw To WINCHESTER. General McClellan having decided to take ... On the
28th he sent orders to General Lander at pawpaw, to move at once to ..."
4. The Coal Resources of the Clintwood and Bucu Quadrangles, Virginia by Henry Hinds, Geological Survey (U.S.) (1916)
"LITTLE FOX, FOX, pawpaw, AND LITTLE pawpaw CREEKS. Geologic outline.—The exposed
beds of this area embrace those from about 100 feet below the Kennedy coal ..."
5. County Reports and Maps: Jefferson, Berkeley and Morgan Counties by George Perry Grimsley (1916)
"pawpaw ANTICLINE.—Along the western border of the eastern Panhandle Area, the
rocks are composed mainly of soft red sandy shales of the Catskill and the ..."
6. The Kid Has Gone to the Colors: And Other Verse by William Herschell (1917)
"But Me and I—here's what we found— A pawpaw bush 'at touched th' ground. Yes,
sir, 'twas loaded to th' top Till, seemed to us, th' limbs would drop. ..."
7. Maryland Geological Survey by Maryland Geological Survey (1913)
"Western Maryland Railroad, 2 miles west of pawpaw, 1300. 15. Cast of interior of
ventral valve. Same locality as preceding. 16. Cast of interior of dorsal ..."
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