CARICA PAPAYA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Carica papaya mean? 

• CARICA PAPAYA (noun)
  The noun CARICA PAPAYA has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: CARICA PAPAYA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CARICA PAPAYA (noun)

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Carica papaya; melon tree; papaia; papaya; papaya tree; pawpaw

Hypernyms ("Carica papaya" is a kind of...):

fruit tree (tree bearing edible fruit)

Meronyms (parts of "Carica papaya"):

papaya (large oval melon-like tropical fruit with yellowish flesh)

Holonyms ("Carica papaya" is a member of...):

Carica; genus Carica (type genus of the Caricaceae; tropical American trees: papayas)