Pawpaw Definition & Meaning

pawpaw
noun
  1. tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit
  2. small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit
  3. fruit with yellow flesh; related to custard apples

"Pawpaw" in song lyrics

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  • "three mile lake campgrounds in pawpaw"
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  • "four-petal pawpaw"
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  • "tattoos in pawpaw"
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