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papaw 音标拼音: [p'ɔpɔ] n. 木瓜;万寿果;其果实 木瓜;万寿果;其果实 papaw n 1: small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit [ synonym: { pawpaw}, { papaw}, { papaw tree}, { Asimina triloba}] 2: fruit with yellow flesh; related to custard apples [ synonym: { papaw}, { 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 { Asimina} ({ Asimina triloba}), growing in the western and southern parts of the United States, and producing a sweet edible fruit; also, the fruit itself. -- Gray. [ 1913 Webster]
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}. 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. [ 1913 Webster PJC] 2. The fruit of the papaya tree; it is a dull orange- colored, melon- shaped fruit, which is eaten both raw and cooked or pickled. The fruit contains { papain}, a protease. [ 1913 Webster PJC]
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