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noun
The pawpaw (Asimina triloba), a fruit-bearing plant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, dated
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
pawpaw
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: genus Asimina
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: magnoliid dicot genus
History
From an Algonquian word *assimin or *rassimin (the second element of which is -min, "berry, fruit"), via Cajun French assiminier.
