papaw

Noun

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

pawpaw Asimina triloba papaw tree berry blackberry OAK grandpa ebony bilberry fruit dewberry granadilla grandfather cranberry chokecherry
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Antonyms

grandma urchin young man

Hypernyms

custard apple edible fruit custard apple tree

Phrases with the word

papaw pumpkin

Examples

One of my favorite childhood memories is walking out the side door of the kitchen at Leachville First Baptist Church to find my daddy, my uncles, or my papaw. Source: Internet

"I was just driving by to see my papaw and my mom at the nursing home, and I just saw the smoke and in my gut, something wasn't right," said Shelby Murphree. Source: Internet

He was not only a papaw, but a friend. Source: Internet

He was a Dad and Papaw to so many. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

papaveroline papaverous papaverrubine papaw pumpkin papaw tree papaya