Definition of "papaya" [pa•pa•ya]

• An evergreen, usually dioecious, tropical American tree (Carica papaya) having a crown of palmately divided leaves with pinnate lobes and large yellow edible fruit. (noun)
• The fruit of this tree. (noun)

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• "Anon papaya is a cultured palate some don't like it."
• "Probably the most popular breakfast fruit in México, papaya is also a favorite licuado ingredient."
• "Mango works on its own but papaya is massively bland without it."