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Papaya

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Noun

1. carica papaya, melon tree, papaia, papaya, papaya tree, pawpaw

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

2. papaya

large oval melon-like tropical fruit with yellowish flesh

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Papaya

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noun
1. 
a Caribbean evergreen tree, Carica papaya, with a crown of large dissected leaves and large green hanging fruit: family Caricaceae
2. 
the fruit of this tree, having a yellow or reddish orange sweet edible pulp and small black seeds

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Papaya

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noun
1. 
a tropical American tree (Carica papaya) of the papaya family, resembling a palm, having a bunch of large leaves at the top, and bearing a large, oblong, yellowish-orange fruit like a melon
2. 
its fruit, eaten raw or cooked, and also valued for its juice
adjective
3. 
designating a family (Caricaceae, order Violales) of tropical and subtropical dicotyledonous trees and shrubs

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Papaya

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n.
1. An evergreen tropical American tree (Carica papaya) with a crown of large lobed leaves, widely cultivated for its large yellow edible fruit.
2. The fruit of this tree, having soft pink to orange flesh and numerous small black seeds. In both senses also called pawpaw.

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