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Papaw

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A tree, Carica papaya, native to tropical America, belonging to the order Brassicales, that produces dull orange-colored, melon-shaped fruit.
  2. 2
    Alternative form of pawpaw, a grandfather, especially one's paternal grandfather. Southern-US, US, alt-of, alternative, dialectal
  3. 3
    fruit with yellow flesh; related to custard apples wordnet
  4. 4
    A father. Southern-US, US, dialectal, uncommon
  5. 5
    small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From papaya.

Etymology 2

Related to papa, or pa pa (one's fathers father).

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