pawpaw Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit
   papaya; papaia; Carica papaya; papaya tree; melon tree.
   
2. noun small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit
   Asimina triloba; papaw; papaw tree.
   
3. noun fruit with yellow flesh; related to custard apples
   papaw.
   

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