papaw

Plural: papaws

Noun

• A fleshy, edible fruit of a small tree.
• small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit
• fruit with yellow flesh; related to custard apples
• A tree, Carica papaya, of tropical America, belonging to the order Brassicales, and producing dull orange-colored, melon-shaped fruit.
• Alternative form of pawpaw, a grandfather, especially one's paternal grandfather.
• A father.

Examples

• He harvested a sweet victory by playing PAPAW on a bonus square.

Synonyms

Asimina triloba, papaw tree, pawpaw

Related Words

mamaw, pawpaw