Definitions for Papaw
ˈpɔ pɔ, pəˈpɔpa·paw

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pawpaw, papaw, papaw tree, Asimina trilobanoun

   small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit

2. papaw, pawpawnoun

   fruit with yellow flesh; related to custard apples

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Papawnoun

   (Bot.) Same as papaya, senses 1 and 2.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. papawnoun

   A tree, Carica papaya, of tropical America, belonging to the order Passifloreae and producing dull orange-colored, melon-shaped fruit.

2. Papawnoun

   Used in addressing or referring to one's grandfather, especially the paternal grandfather.

3. Papawnoun

   Used in addressing or referring to one's father.

4. Etymology: From papaya

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Papawnoun

   The papaw hath a simple stalk; the flowers are male and female in different plants: the male flowers, which are barren, are tubulous, consisting of one leaf, and expand in form of a star: the female flowers consist of several leaves, which expand in form of a rose, out of whose flower-cup rises the pointal, which afterwards becomes fleshy fruit, shaped like a cucumber or melon. Philip Miller

   Etymology: papaya, low Lat. papaya, papayer, Fr.

   The fair papaw,
   Now but a seed, preventing nature’s law,
   In half the circle of the hasty year,
   Projects a shade, and lovely fruits does wear. Edmund Waller.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. papaw

   A papaw, also spelled pawpaw or papaya, refers to a type of tropical fruit with greenish yellow, edible flesh. It's native to North and South America. The word can also refer to the tree that produces this fruit. Additionally, in some regions like the U.S., 'papaw' or 'pawpaw' is an affectionate term for grandfather.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Papawnoun

   a tree (Carica Papaya) of tropical America, belonging to the order Passifloreae. It has a soft, spongy stem, eighteen or twenty feet high, crowned with a tuft of large, long-stalked, palmately lobed leaves. The milky juice of the plant is said to have the property of making meat tender. Also, its dull orange-colored, melon-shaped fruit, which is eaten both raw and cooked or pickled

2. Papawnoun

   a tree of the genus Asimina (A. triloba), growing in the western and southern parts of the United States, and producing a sweet edible fruit; also, the fruit itself

3. Etymology: [Prob. from the native name in the West Indies; cf. Sp. papayo papaw, papaya the fruit of the papaw.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Papaw

   pa-paw′, n. the tree Carica papaya, or its fruit, native to South America, but common in the tropics, the trunk, leaves, and fruit yielding papain (q.v.), the leaves forming a powerful anthelmintic: the tree Asimina triloba, or its fruit, native to the United States. [The Malabar native name.]

Matched Categories

1. • Custard Apple
   • Edible Fruit

How to pronounce Papaw?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Papaw in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Papaw in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Papaw in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Papaw in a Sentence

1. Elizabeth Warren:

   I am very proud of my heritage, these are my family stories. This is what my brothers and I were told by my mom and my dad, my mamaw and my papaw. This is our lives. And I'm very proud of it.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Papaw
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=Papaw
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Papaw
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Papaw
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Papaw
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Papaw