NOUN | plant | pawpaw, papaya, papaia, papaya tree, melon tree, Carica papaya | tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit |
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plant | pawpaw, papaw, papaw tree, Asimina triloba | small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit | |
food | pawpaw, papaw | fruit with yellow flesh |
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, papaya tree, melon tree, Carica papaya | |
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 |
Meaning | small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit. | |
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Synonyms | papaw, papaw tree, Asimina triloba | |
Member of | Asimina, genus Asimina | pawpaw |
Parts | papaw, pawpaw | fruit with yellow flesh |
Broader | custard apple, custard apple tree | Any of several tropical American trees bearing fruit with soft edible pulp |
Catalan | asimina triloba |
Meaning | fruit with yellow flesh; related to custard apples. | |
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Synonym | papaw | |
Part of | pawpaw, papaw, papaw tree, Asimina triloba | small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit |
Broader | edible fruit | edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh |
Spanish | papaya | |
Catalan | papaia |
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