- papaya, also (also pawpaw)
- البَابَاو (شَجَرَة إستوائية) \ papaya, also (also pawpaw): a tall tree that grows in tropical countries and has large yellow-green fruit that is good to eat; this fruit.
Arabic-English glossary. 2015.
papaya, also (also pawpaw)
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Pawpaw — This page refers to the U.S. pawpaw in the genus Asimina . In some other parts of the world the name pawpaw is applied to the unrelated tropical fruit papaya ( Carica papaya ). taxobox name = Pawpaw image caption = Common Pawpaw in fruit regnum … Wikipedia
pawpaw — /paw paw /, n. 1. a tree, Asimina triloba, of the annona family, native to the eastern U.S., having large, oblong leaves and purplish flowers. 2. the fleshy, edible fruit of this tree. 3. papaya. Also, papaw. [unexplained var. of papaye PAPAYA] * … Universalium
pawpaw — Papaw Pa*paw , n. [Prob. from the native name in the West Indies; cf. Sp. papayo papaw, papaya the fruit of the papaw.] [Written also {pawpaw}.] 1. (Bot.) Same as {papaya}, senses 1 and 2. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. (Bot.) A tree of the genus… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Papaya (disambiguation) — Papaya is a fruit of the plant Carica papaya and is sometimes also called pawpaw. Papaya can also refer to: *Papaya (group), an all girl pop music group from South Korea *Papaya (singer) or Miss Papaya, stage names of Danish singer and musician… … Wikipedia
pawpaw — papaya pa*pa ya, n. [Prob. from the native name in the West Indies; cf. Sp. papayo papaw, papaya the fruit of the papaw.] 1. (Bot.) A tree ({Carica Papaya}) of tropical America, belonging to the order {Passiflore[ae]}; called also {papaw} and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pawpaw — (also papaw) ► NOUN 1) a papaya. 2) US the sweet oblong yellow fruit of a North American tree. ORIGIN Spanish and Portuguese papaya, from Carib … English terms dictionary
papaya — pa*pa ya, n. [Prob. from the native name in the West Indies; cf. Sp. papayo papaw, papaya the fruit of the papaw.] 1. (Bot.) A tree ({Carica Papaya}) of tropical America, belonging to the order {Passiflore[ae]}; called also {papaw} and {pawpaw}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pawpaw — also papaw noun Etymology: probably modification of Spanish papaya Date: 1624 1. papaya 2. a North American tree (Asimina triloba) of the custard apple family with purple flowers and an edible green skinned fruit; also its fruit … New Collegiate Dictionary
Papaya — Taxobox name = Papaya image caption = Papaya tree and fruit, from Koehler s Medicinal Plants (1887) regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Eudicots unranked ordo = Rosids ordo = Brassicales familia = Caricaceae genus … Wikipedia
papaya — papayan, adj. /peuh pah yeuh/, n. 1. the large, yellow, melonlike fruit of a tropical American shrub or small tree, Carica papaya, eaten raw or cooked. 2. the tree itself. Also called pawpaw. [1760 70; < Sp < Carib (Hispaniola)] * * * Large… … Universalium
pawpaw — /ˈpɔpɔ / (say pawpaw) noun 1. the large melon like fruit of the shrub or small tree, Carica papaya, of the family Caricaceae, originally from tropical America, especially the larger orange or yellow fleshed variety. See papaya. 2. US the small… …
