papaw tree

1. 1.

   small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit

   SynonymspawpawpapawAsimina triloba

   Broadercustard apple

   Part ofAsimina

   Partspapaw

Questions about papaw tree

What does papaw tree mean?

papaw tree means "small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit".

What is another word for papaw tree?

Close synonyms include pawpaw, papaw, Asimina triloba. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is papaw tree a common word?

papaw tree is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.