pawpaw

n.

(Bot.) Same as Papaya.

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papaya

Large green or yellow melon-like fruit of the tropical tree Carica papaya, widely grown in all tropical regions. The proteolytic enzyme, papain, is derived from the fruit. A 150-g portion is a rich source of vitamin C; a good source of vitamin A (as carotene); supplies 55 kcal (230 kJ).

[PAW-paw] Another name for both papaya and papaw.

IN BRIEF: n. - Fruit with yellow flesh; Small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit; Tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit.