Papaw
[pə'pɔː]
Definition
(n.) 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.
(n.) 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.
Inputed by Edna
Definition
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.
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