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papaw

noun

Meaning

  1. A tree, Carica papaya, of tropical America, belonging to the order Brassicales, and producing dull orange-colored, melon-shaped fruit.
  2. (less commonly) A father.
  3. Grandfather.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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