tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit

[ Syn: papaya , papaia , papaya tree , melon tree , carica papaya ]

small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit

[ Syn: papaw , papaw tree , asimina triloba ]

fruit with yellow flesh; related to custard apples

[ Syn: papaw ]