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pawpaw/ˈpɔ:pɔ:/n. (also 亦作 papaw /pəˈpɔ:/) 1 (also 亦作 papaya /pəˈpaiə/)a an elongated melon-shaped fruit with edible orange flesh and small black seeds 番木瓜 b a tropical tree, Carica papaya, bearing this and producing a milky sap from which papain is obtained 番木瓜树(一种热带树木) 2 a N. American tree, Asimina triloba, with purple flowers and edible fruit 泡泡(产自北美的一种树木,花紫色,果可食) [earlier papay (a) from Spanish & Portuguese papaya, of Carib origin] |