The eastbound son reached a grove of papaw trees and named his village Natchitoches, meaning papaw.
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Low-pitched instruments are cut from the trunks of the papaw tree and are blown in a straight position through a mouth-hole at the end.
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There is also a little allee of papaw trees, which bear a delicious custardy fruit almost lost to the American palate because its tender skins are too fragile to ship.
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So do the paddle-like leaves of papaw trees, long-forgotten natives with custard-like fruit, which form a natural walkway along one side of the house.