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 — 1620s, variant of PAPAYA (Cf. papaya) (q.v.), used from 1760 to designate the papaw tree … Etymology dictionary
Papaw — Papaw, Papayazīn, Papayotīn, s. Papain … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
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
papaw — var. of PAWPAW. * * * papaw see pawpaw … Useful english dictionary
papaw tree — noun small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit • Syn: ↑pawpaw, ↑papaw, ↑Asimina triloba • Hypernyms: ↑custard apple, ↑custard apple tree • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
papaw — variant of pawpaw … New Collegiate Dictionary
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
