What does papaw mean?
Definitions for papaw
ˈpɔ pɔ, pəˈpɔpa·paw
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Princeton's WordNet
pawpaw, papaw, papaw tree, Asimina trilobanoun
small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit
papaw, pawpawnoun
fruit with yellow flesh; related to custard apples
GCIDE
Papawnoun
(Bot.) Same as papaya, senses 1 and 2.
Wiktionary
papawnoun
A tree, Carica papaya, of tropical America, belonging to the order Passifloreae and producing dull orange-colored, melon-shaped fruit.
Papawnoun
Used in addressing or referring to one's grandfather, especially the paternal grandfather.
Papawnoun
Used in addressing or referring to one's father.
Etymology: From papaya
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Papawnoun
The papaw hath a simple stalk; the flowers are male and female in different plants: the male flowers, which are barren, are tubulous, consisting of one leaf, and expand in form of a star: the female flowers consist of several leaves, which expand in form of a rose, out of whose flower-cup rises the pointal, which afterwards becomes fleshy fruit, shaped like a cucumber or melon. Philip Miller
Etymology: papaya, low Lat. papaya, papayer, Fr.
The fair papaw,
Now but a seed, preventing nature’s law,
In half the circle of the hasty year,
Projects a shade, and lovely fruits does wear. Edmund Waller.
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papaw
A papaw, also spelled pawpaw or papaya, refers to a type of tropical fruit with greenish yellow, edible flesh. It's native to North and South America. The word can also refer to the tree that produces this fruit. Additionally, in some regions like the U.S., 'papaw' or 'pawpaw' is an affectionate term for grandfather.
Webster Dictionary
Papawnoun
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
Papawnoun
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
Etymology: [Prob. from the native name in the West Indies; cf. Sp. papayo papaw, papaya the fruit of the papaw.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Papaw
pa-paw′, n. the tree Carica papaya, or its fruit, native to South America, but common in the tropics, the trunk, leaves, and fruit yielding papain (q.v.), the leaves forming a powerful anthelmintic: the tree Asimina triloba, or its fruit, native to the United States. [The Malabar native name.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of papaw in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of papaw in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of papaw in a Sentence
I am very proud of my heritage, these are my family stories. This is what my brothers and I were told by my mom and my dad, my mamaw and my papaw. This is our lives. And I'm very proud of it.
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- PapayaGerman
- The word "papaw" can be translated to Spanish as "papaya." If you meant a different context or type of "papaw," please provide more details!Spanish
- papayeFrench
- The word "papaw" can be translated to Hebrew as "פפאיה" (pronounced: papaya) when referring to the fruit. If you meant something different by "papaw," please provide more context!Hebrew
- The word "papaw" can be translated to Latin as "papaya," referring to the fruit. In classical Latin, there isn't a direct word for "papaw," but "papaya" is commonly used to denote the same fruit. If you are referring to something else, please provideLatin
- BestefarNorwegian
- The translation of "papaw" to Simplified Chinese is "木瓜".Chinese
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