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The common name of this species is variously spelled pawpaw, paw paw, paw-paw, and papaw. It probably derives from the Spanish papaya , an American tropical and subtropical fruit ( Carica papaya ) sometimes also called "papaw", [ 17 ] perhaps because of the superficial similarity of their fruits and the fact that both have very large leaves.
The fruit of the common pawpaw is a large, edible berry, 5–16 cm (2.0–6.3 in) long and 3–7 cm (1.2–2.8 in) broad, weighing from 20–500 g (0.71–17.64 oz), with numerous seeds; it is green when unripe, maturing to yellow or brown.
Paw Paw Railroad (Michigan), a defunct railroad which operated in Van Buren County, Michigan, between 1857 and 1887 Paw Paw Tunnel , in Maryland "paw-paw French", a nickname of the Missouri French
Mature flowers are maroon with some pink streaks and the fruit is yellow-green. [3] It usually has six petals and four sepals. [3] It lives exclusively in sand pine scrub habitat on the Atlantic Coastal Ridge. [4] A. tetramera is pollinated primarily by beetles which feed on tissue on the surface of its stamens and on the inner surface of its ...
2004 had a special guest appearance from Ohio State House Representative Jimmy Stewart who was the sponsor of a bill to make the pawpaw the official state fruit of Ohio. Finally, in 2009, big name officials like Ohio Representative Debbie Phillips and Ohio Senator Jimmy Stewart attended in order to present Chris Chmiel with an award designating ...
Annonacin is a disabling and potentially lethal neurotoxin. [4] [5] [6] Like other acetogenins, it is a mitochondrial complex I (NADH-dehydrogenase) inhibitor. [5]As NADH-dehydrogenase is responsible for the conversion of NADH to NAD+ as well as the establishment of a proton gradient in the mitochondria, annonacin disables the ability of a cell to generate ATP through oxidative phosphorylation ...
The fruit is 6–15 centimetres (2.4–5.9 in) long and 3–8 centimetres (1.2–3.1 in) broad, with five broad longitudinal ribs from base to apex; it is green, maturing yellow to orange. The fruit pulp is edible, similar to papaya, and is usually cooked as a vegetable. It is also eaten raw. [citation needed]
Paw Paws (also known as Paw Paw Bears) is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions that first aired in 1985 and 1986. [1] It debuted as part of the weekday/weekend morning programming block The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera.