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| pa·paw [ páw pàw ] (plural pa·paws) or paw·paw [ páw pàw ] (plural paw·paws) |
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| Definition: |
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1. papaw fruit: a yellow medium-sized oval fruit with sweet flesh and black seeds
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2. N American tree with edible fruit: a deciduous tree with purple flowers that bears papaws. Native to: North America. Latin name Asimina triloba.
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3. trees food
Same as papaya (sense 2)
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| [Early 17th century. Alteration of papaya] |
