papaya
Definitions of papaya
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fruit with yellow flesh; related to custard applestype of:frutaedible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh
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large oval melon-like tropical fruit with yellowish fleshtype of:frutaedible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh
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tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruitsynonyms: papayo
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