Small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit.
1The papaw and the banana in conjunction form an absolutely perfect diet.
2Possibly the papaw may be decadent in respect to morals and politics.
3But the papaw, delicate and grateful, is more than a mere fruit.
4Then he sat down under the shade of a papaw-tree and gave orders.
5The papaw is another fruit I knew well as a child.
6Then as a medicine plant the papaw is of great renown.
7Halfway down, Marse Fairfax, whar de footpath goes down through de papaw bushes.
8By common repute the papaw tree has the power of rendering tough meat tender.
9He dreamed the gold was exactly under the little papaw-tree.
10He lay beside the papaw bushes, among the loose stones, and he lay very still.
11As with many other fruits, so with the papaw.
12The papaw too is found in all these countries, though I have not hitherto described it.
13Until we grew fruit, the papaw, the quickest and amongst the best, vegetables were more necessary.
14Such are the papaw-trees of the lake; and the tomato* of the island of Cura.
15Where the banana grows the papaw flourishes.
16Each of these huts stands in the centre of an enclosure, containing plantains, papaw-trees, sugar-canes, and maize.