2. (Bot.) A tree of the genus {Asimina} ({Asimina triloba}), growing in the western and southern parts of the United States, and producing a sweet edible fruit; also, the fruit itself. --Gray. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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 — /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 — 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
