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The correct spelling is papaw. A tree, Carica papaya, of tropical America, belonging to the order Brassicales, and producing dull orange-colored, melon-shaped fruit.

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noun

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

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