NOUN | plant | Carica papaya, papaya, papaia, pawpaw, papaya tree, melon tree | tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit |
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Meaning | Tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit. | |
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Synonyms | papaya, papaia, pawpaw, papaya tree, melon tree | |
Member of | Carica, genus Carica | type genus of the Caricaceae |
Parts | papaya | large oval melon-like tropical fruit with yellowish flesh |
Broader | fruit tree | Tree bearing edible fruit |
Spanish | asimina, mamón, papaia, papaya, papayo | |
Catalan | Carica papaya, papaier |
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