papaw

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tree, Carica papaya, native to tropical America, belonging to the order Brassicales, that produces dull orange-colored, melon-shaped fruit.
noun
  1. Alternative form of pawpaw, a grandfather, especially one's paternal grandfather.
  2. A father.

Word forms

papaw papaws

Etymology

From papaya.

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