: a North American tree (Asimina triloba) of the custard-apple family with purple flowers and an edible green-skinned fruit
also: its fruit
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Ron Powell shares research of pawpaw trees on his Adams County farm.—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 27 Oct. 2024 Indigenous peoples would have been well-equipped to cultivate peaches from experience with other tree crops such as pawpaws and chestnuts, Holland-Lulewicz says.—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 25 Oct. 2024 Another option is to place more emphasis on soft masts, such as apples, crabapples, pawpaws, pears, persimmons, and more.—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 17 Oct. 2024 Freeze pawpaw pulp: Remove seeds from the pawpaws and scoop out the pulp.—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pawpaw
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