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papaya

DEFINITIONS OF: papaya

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n tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit

Synonyms:
Carica papaya, melon tree, papaia, papaya tree, pawpaw
Type of:
fruit tree
tree bearing edible fruit

n large oval melon-like tropical fruit with yellowish flesh

Type of:
edible fruit
edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh
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