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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024paw•paw or pa•paw /ˈpɔˌpɔ, pəˈpɔ/USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biology[countable] a tree of the eastern U.S., having large, oblong leaves and purplish flowers.
- Plant Biology[uncountable] the fleshy fruit of this tree, which can be eaten.
- Plant Biologypapaya.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024paw•paw (pô′pô′),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologya tree, Asimina triloba, of the annona family, native to the eastern U.S., having large, oblong leaves and purplish flowers.
- Plant Biologythe fleshy, edible fruit of this tree.
- Plant Biologypapaya. Also, papaw.
- unexplained variant of papaye papaya
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pawpaw /ˈpɔːˌpɔː/ n - a variant of papaw, papaya
pa•paw (pô′pô, pə pô′),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologypawpaw.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: papaw /pəˈpɔː/, pawpaw n - another name for papaya
- Also called: custard apple a bush or small tree, Asimina triloba, of central North America, having small fleshy edible fruit: family Annonaceae
- the fruit of this tree
Etymology: 16th Century: from Spanish papaya |