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.
Pawpaw — Pawpaw, Hauptort der Grafschaft Van Buren im Staate Michigan (Nordamerika), am Pawpaw River, Wollmanufacturen, Eisenhütten; fruchtbare u. holzreiche Umgegend; 2000 Ew … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Pawpaw — Paw paw , n. (Bot.) Same as {Papaya}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pawpaw — (n.) see PAPAW (Cf. papaw) … Etymology dictionary
pawpaw — (also papaw) ► NOUN 1) a papaya. 2) US the sweet oblong yellow fruit of a North American tree. ORIGIN Spanish and Portuguese papaya, from Carib … English terms dictionary
pawpaw — [pô′pô΄] n. var. of PAPAW … English World dictionary
Pawpaw — This page refers to the U.S. pawpaw in the genus Asimina . In some other parts of the world the name pawpaw is applied to the unrelated tropical fruit papaya ( Carica papaya ). taxobox name = Pawpaw image caption = Common Pawpaw in fruit regnum … Wikipedia
Pawpaw — Papau Dreilappige Papau (Asimina triloba), Blütenknospen Systematik Abteilung … Deutsch Wikipedia
pawpaw — /paw paw /, n. 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. [unexplained var. of papaye PAPAYA] * … Universalium
pawpaw — UK [ˈpɔːpɔː] / US [ˈpɔpɔ] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms pawpaw : singular pawpaw plural pawpaws a papaya … English dictionary
pawpaw — papajinis melionmedis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Melionmedinių šeimos maistinis, vaisinis, vaistinis augalas (Carica papaya), paplitęs Centrinėje ir Pietų Amerikoje. Iš jo gaminami maisto priedai (konservantai, minkštikliai), taip pat… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
