papaw family
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papaw — [pə pô′, pô′pô΄] n. [< PAPAYA] 1. PAPAYA E044 2. a) a tree (Asimina triloba) of the custard apple family, growing in the central and S U.S. and having an oblong, yellowish, edible fruit with many seeds b) its fruit … English World dictionary
papaw — /paw paw, peuh paw /, n. pawpaw. * * * 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 … Universalium
papaw — See papaya. * * * pa·paw or paw·paw n 1) pə pȯ PAPAYA 2) päp (.)ȯ, pȯp a No. American tree (Asimina triloba of the family Annonaceae) with purple flowers and a yellow edible fruit also its fruit * * * pa·paw (pawґpaw) Carica papaya. 2. papaya… … Medical dictionary
cus|tard-ap|ple family — «KUHS tuhrd AP uhl», a group of largely tropical dicotyledonous shrubs and trees, some widely cultivated in South America for their fruit. The family includes the sweetsop, papaw, ylang ylang, and custard apple … Useful english dictionary
Asimina triloba — This article is about the common pawpaw of eastern North America. For the unrelated tropical papaya fruit often called papaw or pawpaw , see Carica papaya. For other uses, see Paw Paw (disambiguation). Asimina triloba Asimina triloba (Common… … Wikipedia
Carica papaya — This article is about Carica papaya, the widely cultivated papaya (or papaw or pawpaw), a tropical fruit tree; Papaya redirects here. For the mountain papaya of South America, see Vasconcellea pubescens. For the Eastern North American tree (and… … Wikipedia
Asimina — noun pawpaw • Syn: ↑genus Asimina • Hypernyms: ↑magnoliid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Annonaceae, ↑family Annonaceae, ↑custard apple family … Useful english dictionary
Papaya ringspot virus — Taxobox color=violet name = Papaya ringspot virus (PRSV) virus group = IV: (+)sense RNA Viruses familia = Potyviridae genus = Potyvirus species = Papaya ringspot virus synonyms = Papaya ringspot potyvirus papaya distortion mosaic virus papaya… … Wikipedia
pawpaw — /paw paw /, n. 1. a tree, Asimina triloba, of the annona family, native to the eastern U.S., having large, oblong leaves and purplish flowers. 2. the fleshy, edible fruit of this tree. 3. papaya. Also, papaw. [unexplained var. of papaye PAPAYA] * … Universalium
genus Asimina — noun pawpaw • Syn: ↑Asimina • Hypernyms: ↑magnoliid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Annonaceae, ↑family Annonaceae, ↑custard apple family … Useful english dictionary
