papaw \papaw"\, n. prob. from the native name in the west
   indies; cf. sp. papayo papaw, papaya the fruit of the papaw.
   written also pawpaw.
   1. bot. same as papaya, senses 1 and 2.
      1913 webster +pjc

   2. bot. a tree of the genus asimina asimina triloba,
      growing in the western and southern parts of the united
      states, and producing a sweet edible fruit; also, the
      fruit itself. --gray.
      1913 webster
see also:
pawpaw papaya asimina asimina triloba 

asimina triloba
     n : small tree native to the eastern united states having oblong
         leaves and fleshy fruit syn: pawpaw, papaw, papaw
         tree
see also:
pawpaw papaw papaw tree