papaw
pronunciation
How to pronounce papaw in British English:
UK [pə'pɔ:]
How to pronounce papaw in American English:
US [pə'pɔ]
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- Noun:
- small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit
- fruit with yellow flesh; related to custard apples
Word Origin
- papaw (n.)
- 1620s, variant of papaya (q.v.), used from 1760 to designate the papaw tree.
Example
- 1. For her sons : it 's sunflower seeds and papaya or " papaw " ointment popular in australia for when arpad flynn or aurelius cy " get a boo-boo . "
- 2. He believed that the properties of the papaw tree ( carica papaya ) made it one of the most outstanding trees in the world .