pawpaw
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pawpaw /ˈpɔːpɔː/ (also papaw)
▶noun
- 1 another term for papaya.
- 2 a North American tree with purple flowers and edible oblong yellow fruit with sweet pulp. [Asimina triloba.]
■ the fruit of the pawpaw.
– origin C17: from Sp. and Port. papaya, of Carib origin.
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