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English noun: papaya

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


SynonymsCarica papaya, melon tree, papaia, papaya tree, pawpaw


Broader (hypernym)fruit tree


Part holonympapaya


Member meronymCarica, genus Carica

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


Broader (hypernym)edible fruit


Part meronymCarica papaya, melon tree, papaia, papaya, papaya tree, pawpaw









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