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