| papa | (noun) an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk | Synonyms: dad, dada, daddy, pa, pappa, pop |
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| papacy | (noun) the government of the Roman Catholic Church | Synonyms: pontificate |
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| papaia | (noun) tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit | Synonyms: Carica papaya, melon tree, papaya, papaya tree, pawpaw |
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| papain | (noun) a proteolytic enzyme obtained from the unripe papaya; used as a meat tenderizer | - |
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| papal | (adjective) proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles | Synonyms: apostolic, apostolical, pontifical |
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| paparazzo | (noun) a freelance photographer who pursues celebrities trying to take candid photographs of them to sell to newspapers or magazines | - |
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| papaverine | (noun) an alkaloid medicine (trade name Kavrin) obtained from opium; used to relax smooth muscles; it is nonaddictive | Synonyms: Kavrin |
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| papaw | (noun) fruit with yellow flesh; related to custard apples | Synonyms: pawpaw |
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| (noun) small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit | Synonyms: Asimina triloba, papaw tree, pawpaw |
| papaya | (noun) large oval melon-like tropical fruit with yellowish flesh | - |
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| (noun) tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit | Synonyms: Carica papaya, melon tree, papaia, papaya tree, pawpaw |