1. (

• papaya ,
• papaia ,
• pawpaw ,
• papaya_tree ,
• melon_tree ,
• Carica_papaya

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

2. (

• pawpaw ,
• papaw ,
• papaw_tree ,
• Asimina_triloba

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

3. (

• papaw ,
• pawpaw

) fruit with yellow flesh; related to custard apples ;