Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An anonaceous genus of shrubs of the Atlantic and Gulf States, including half a dozen species.
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- noun US, dated The
pawpaw (Asimina triloba), a fruit-bearing plant.
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- noun pawpaw
Etymologies
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From an Algonquian word *assimin or *rassimin (the second element of which is -min, "berry, fruit"), via Cajun French assiminier.
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Examples
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Trees that transplant with difficulty, as the papaw or asimina, and some nut trees, may be prepared for removal by cutting some of their roots -- and especially the tap-root, if they have such -- a year or two in advance.
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They were the fruits of the _jocuistle_, a species of _asimina_, whose juice is an infallible remedy against the effects of intoxication.
Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora Mayne Reid 1850
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(_asimina triloba_), and now returned, bringing their spoil with them.
Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt Mayne Reid 1850
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