Canadian English Meaning of papaw
papaya
Other Canadian English words related to papaya
Nearest Words of papaw
- papaverous => poppy-like
- papaverine => Papaverine
- papaverales => Papaverales
- papaveraceous => papaveraceous
- papaveraceae => poppy family
- papaver somniferum => Opium poppy
- papaver rhoeas => poppy
- papaver orientale => oriental poppy
- papaver nudicaule => Iceland poppy
- papaver heterophyllum => Oriental poppy
Definitions and Meaning of papaw in English
papaw (n)
small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit
fruit with yellow flesh; related to custard apples
papaw (n.)
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.
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.
FAQs About the word papaw
papaya
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No antonyms found.
papaverous => poppy-like, papaverine => Papaverine, papaverales => Papaverales, papaveraceous => papaveraceous, papaveraceae => poppy family,