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