tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit
{i} (Botany) type of tree found in tropical and subtropical America; fruit of this tree, papaya
small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit
A pawpaw is a fruit with green skin, sweet yellow flesh, and black seeds and grows in hot countries such as the West Indies. = papaya. the large yellow-green fruit of a tall tropical tree = papaya
or pawpaw Deciduous tree or shrub (Asimina triloba) of the custard apple family, native to the eastern and midwestern U.S. It can grow to 40 ft (12 m) tall and has pointed, broadly oblong, drooping leaves up to 12 in. (30 cm) long. The purple flowers bloom with a foul odour before the leaves emerge in spring. The edible fruit looks like a stubby banana; its skin turns black as it ripens. Handling papaw fruits produces a skin reaction in allergic individuals. The name is also sometimes applied to the papaya