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papaw

[ paw-paw, puh-paw ]

noun

  1. a variant of pawpaw.


papaw

/ ±èəˈ±èÉ”Ë /

noun

  1. another name for papaya
  2. Also calledcustard apple
    1. a bush or small tree, Asimina triloba, of central North America, having small fleshy edible fruit: family Annonaceae
    2. the fruit of this tree
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of papaw1

C16: from Spanish papaya
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He’s not basking on his basking log, and neither is he napping beneath the papaw trees.

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“His papaw talked him into it, just like he did the rest of us,†Chandler’s mom, Cindy, said.

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The house was filled with shadows where before, light and cool breezes had swept through, refreshing the haven my papaw and granny created through their quiet labor.

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For our last stop, we follow Martinez up the peaceful Marlow’s Creek, an area called a breadbasket marsh because of its abundance of edibles: wild rice and papaws, to name a few.

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One of her earliest memories is coming to the museum with her “papaw†and seeing the Egyptian mummy.

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