papaw

noun

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

   noun.plant

   Synonyms asimina triloba papaw tree pawpaw

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. fruit with yellow flesh; related to custard apples

   noun.food

   Synonyms pawpaw

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. A tree (<i>Carica Papaya</i>) of tropical America, belonging to the order <i>Passiflore&aelig;</i>. 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.

   noun

   Source: webster1913