pawpaw

noun6

1. •
   Any of several types of trees having edible fruit
2. •
   Any member of the genus Asimina of trees and shrubs native to eastern North America, especially common pawpaw (Asimina triloba).

   • If there were such a thing as an anticapitalist fruit, the pawpaw, commonly foraged in the wild and inherently resistant to commodification, might qualify. — 2023
3. •
   (Australia) Papaya (Carica papaya), a widely cultivated tropical fruit tree.
4. •
   Mountain pawpaw (Vasconcellea pubescens), a fruit tree native to South America.

   • Xavier sliced the pawpaw in half, emptying the tiny black seeds over the veranda wall. — 2021
5. •
   The fruit itself of such trees.
6. •
   (dialect, informal) Grandfather.