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PAPAIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does papaia mean? 

PAPAIA (noun)
  The noun PAPAIA has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: PAPAIA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PAPAIA (noun)


Sense 1

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 ("papaia" is a kind of...):

fruit tree (tree bearing edible fruit)

Meronyms (parts of "papaia"):

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

Holonyms ("papaia" is a member of...):

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


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