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papaw — 1620s, variant of PAPAYA (Cf. papaya) (q.v.), used from 1760 to designate the papaw tree … Etymology dictionary
Papaw — Pa*paw , n. [Prob. from the native name in the West Indies; cf. Sp. papayo papaw, papaya the fruit of the papaw.] [Written also {pawpaw}.] 1. (Bot.) Same as {papaya}, senses 1 and 2. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. (Bot.) A tree of the genus {Asimina}… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 — papaya pa*pa ya, n. [Prob. from the native name in the West Indies; cf. Sp. papayo papaw, papaya the fruit of the papaw.] 1. (Bot.) A tree ({Carica Papaya}) of tropical America, belonging to the order {Passiflore[ae]}; called also {papaw} and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tree — Synonyms and related words: Stammbaum, acacia, ailanthus, alder, alligator pear, allspice, almond, apple, apricot, ash, aspen, avocado, ax, balsa, balsam, banyan, bare pole, basswood, bay, bayberry, beech, betel palm, birch, block, bottle up,… … Moby Thesaurus
tree — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. plant, sapling, scrub, shrub, bush; timber; whiffletree; stake; gibbet, gallows; family tree, pedigree, lineage. See vegetable, ancestry. II (Roget s IV) n. Common types of trees include: ash, elm,… … English dictionary for students
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 — noun A tree, Carica papaya, of tropical America, belonging to the order Passifloreae producing dull orange colored, melon shaped fruit … Wiktionary
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
custard apple tree — noun any of several tropical American trees bearing fruit with soft edible pulp • Syn: ↑custard apple • Hypernyms: ↑fruit tree • Hyponyms: ↑cherimoya, ↑cherimoya tree, ↑Annona cherimola, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
