pawpaw

/ˈpɔpɔ/

/ˈpɔpɔ/

Other forms: pawpaws

Definitions of pawpaw

1. noun

   tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit
   synonyms: Carica papaya, melon tree, papaia, papaya, papaya tree

   type of:

   fruit tree

   tree bearing edible fruit
2. noun

   small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit
   synonyms: Asimina triloba, papaw, papaw tree

   type of:

   custard apple, custard apple tree

   any of several tropical American trees bearing fruit with soft edible pulp
3. noun

   fruit with yellow flesh; related to custard apples
   synonyms: papaw

   type of:

   edible fruit

   edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh