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noun
Any of several types of trees having edible fruit; the fruit itself.
Papaya (Carica papaya), a widely cultivated tropical fruit tree.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: papaya
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noun
Any of several types of trees having edible fruit; the fruit itself.
The fruit of Carica papaya.
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noun
Any of several types of trees having edible fruit; the fruit itself.
Asimina, a genus of trees and shrubs native to eastern North America, especially common pawpaw (Asimina triloba).
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noun
Any of several types of trees having edible fruit; the fruit itself.
The fruit of these Asimina trees.
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Synonyms: custard apple, prairie banana, hillbilly mango
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noun
Any of several types of trees having edible fruit; the fruit itself.
Vasconcellea pubescens, a fruit tree native to South America.
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Synonyms: mountain pawpaw, mountain papaya
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noun
Any of several types of trees having edible fruit; the fruit itself.
The fruit of Vasconcellea pubescens.
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Synonyms: mountain pawpaw, mountain papaya
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noun
Grandfather.
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Usage: colloquial, dialectal
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of pawpaw (“grandfather”).
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Usage: alt-of
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noun
fruit with yellow flesh; related to custard apples
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: papaw
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Broader terms: edible fruit
noun
small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: papaw, papaw tree, Asimina triloba
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Broader terms: custard apple, custard apple tree
noun
tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: papaya, papaia, papaya tree, melon tree, Carica papaya
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Broader terms: fruit tree
History
Via Portuguese and Spanish papaya from Lokono papáia; compare also Kari'na kapaja. Doublet of papaya. Alternatively from Yuchi pahpah.
Related to papa, or pa(w) pa(w) (one’s father’s father).
Across languages
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