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papaw definition

pa·paw (pə pô′, pô′pô′)

noun

  1. papaya
  2. ☆
    1. 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
    2. its fruit

Etymology: < papaya

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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