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PAPAW TREE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

Asimina triloba; papaw; papaw tree; pawpaw

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("papaw tree" is a kind of...):

custard apple; custard apple tree (any of several tropical American trees bearing fruit with soft edible pulp)

Meronyms (parts of "papaw tree"):

papaw; pawpaw (fruit with yellow flesh; related to custard apples)

Holonyms ("papaw tree" is a member of...):

Asimina; genus Asimina (pawpaw)

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