papaw

UK: /pəˈpɔː/ US: (pô′pô, pə pô′)

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pa•paw  (pô′pô, pə pô′), n. 

1. Plant Biology pawpaw.

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papaw / pəˈpɔː/, pawpaw noun

1. another name for papaya
2. Also called: custard apple a bush or small tree, Asimina triloba, of central North America, having small fleshy edible fruit: family Annonaceae
3. the fruit of this tree

Etymology: 16th Century: from Spanish papaya

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paw•paw or pa•paw /ˈpɔˌpɔ, pəˈpɔ/   n. 

1. Plant Biology [countable] a tree of the eastern U.S., having large, oblong leaves and purplish flowers.
2. Plant Biology [uncountable] the fleshy fruit of this tree, which can be eaten.
3. Plant Biology papaya.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

paw•paw  (pô′pô′), n. 

1. Plant Biology a tree, Asimina triloba, of the annona family, native to the eastern U.S., having large, oblong leaves and purplish flowers.
2. Plant Biology the fleshy, edible fruit of this tree.
3. Plant Biology papaya. Also, papaw. 

• unexplained variant of papaye papaya