PAPAVEROUS
Pa*pav"er*ous, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the poppy; of the nature of the poppy. Sir
T. Browne.
PAPAW
Pa*paw", n. Etym: [Prob. from the native name in the West Indies; cf.
Sp. papayo papaw, papaya the fruit of the papaw.] [Written also
pawpaw.]
1. (Bot.)
Defn: A tree (Carica Papaya) of tropical America, belonging to the order Passifloreæ. It has a soft, spongy stem, eighteen or twenty feet high, crowned with a tuft of large, long-stalked, palmately lobed leaves. The milky juice of the plant is said to have the property of making meat tender. Also, its dull orange-colored, melon- shaped fruit, which is eaten both raw and cooked or pickled.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: A tree of the genus Asimina (A. triloba), growing in the western and southern parts of the United States, and producing a sweet edible fruit; also, the fruit itself. Gray.
PAPBOAT
Pap"boat`, n.
1. A kind of sauce boat or dish.
2. (Zoöl.)