1.  papaw(n = noun.plant) asimina triloba, papaw tree, pawpaw - small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit;
is a kind of custard apple, custard apple tree
has parts: papaw, pawpaw
is a member of asimina, genus asimina

2.  papaw(n = noun.food) pawpaw - fruit with yellow flesh; related to custard apples;
is a kind of edible fruit
is a part of asimina triloba, papaw, papaw tree, pawpaw

1.  Same as papaya, senses 1 and 2. [1913 Webster]

2.  A tree of the genus Asimina (Asimina triloba), growing in the western and southern parts of the United States, and producing a sweet edible fruit; also, the fruit itself. Gray. [1913 Webster]

papaw, var. of PAWPAW.

papaw tree