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paw⋅paw

  [paw-paw]
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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.

Origin:
unexplained var. of papaye papaya
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pa⋅pa⋅ya

  [puh-pah-yuh]
–noun
1. the large, yellow, melonlike fruit of a tropical American shrub or small tree, Carica papaya, eaten raw or cooked.
2. the tree itself.
Also called pawpaw.

Origin:
1760–70; < Sp < Carib (Hispaniola)

Related forms:
pa⋅pa⋅yan, adjective
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pa·paw also paw·paw   (pô'pô')   
n.  

  1. A deciduous tree (Asimina triloba) of the eastern and southeast United States, having flowers with three sepals, three petals, and numerous stamens and fleshy, edible fruit.

  2. The fruit of this tree.

  3. See papaya.


[Ultimately from Spanish and obsolete Portuguese papaya, papaya; see papaya.]
paw·paw   (pô'pô)   
n.  Variant of papaw.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: pa·pa·ya
Pronunciation: p&-'pI-&
Function: noun
: a tropical American tree of the genus Carica (C. papaya)with large oblong yellow edible fruit; also : its fruit which is the source of papain

Main Entry: pawpaw
variant of PAPAW
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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