"Sheldon" >, if that's their real name, wrote:

>pawpaw
>[PAW-paw]
>Another name for both PAPAYA and PAPAW.
>
>© Copyright Barron's Educational Services, Inc. 1995 based on THE FOOD
>LOVER'S COMPANION, 2nd edition, by Sharon Tyler Herbst.
>
>---
>
>Merriam Webster
>
> pa·paw
>Function: noun
>Etymology: probably modification of Spanish papaya
>Date: 1624
>1 : p&-'po : PAPAYA
>2 : 'pä-(")po, 'po- : a No. American tree (Asimina triloba) of the
>custard-apple family with purple flowers and an edible fruit; also :
>its fruit

Thanks!
Carol
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