papaw tree

• Termo coloquial para a árvore pau-pau (Asimina triloba), árvore frutífera norte-americana de folhas grandes e frutos amarelados comestíveis, ou, regionalmente, usado para designar o mamoeiro (Carica papaya) em alguns dialetos.

A colloquial term for the pawpaw tree (Asimina triloba), a North American fruit tree with large leaves and edible yellowish fruit, or sometimes used regionally for the papaya tree (Carica papaya) in certain dialects.

1. Tropical fruit treeB1formal

   A small tropical tree (Carica papaya) that produces the papaya fruit, also known as papaw.

   Mamão

   • The papaw tree in the backyard is full of ripe fruit.
   • Papaw trees grow quickly in warm climates.
   • She planted a papaw tree near the fence.