HyperDic: melon_tree

English > 1 sense of the expression melon tree:
NOUNplantmelon tree, papaya, papaia, pawpaw, papaya tree, Carica papayatropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit
English > melon tree: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningTropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit.
Synonymspapaya, papaia, pawpaw, papaya tree, Carica papaya
Member ofCarica, genus Caricatype genus of the Caricaceae
Partspapayalarge oval melon-like tropical fruit with yellowish flesh
Broaderfruit treeTree bearing edible fruit
Spanishasimina, mamón, papaia, papaya, papayo
CatalanCarica papaya, papaier

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