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Carica

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n.1.the type genus of the Caricaceae; consisting of tropical American trees; the papayas.
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Noun1.CaricaCarica - type genus of the Caricaceae; tropical American trees: papayas
genus Carica
dilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs
Caricaceae, family Caricaceae, papaya family - trees native to tropical America and Africa with milky juice and large palmately lobed leaves
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


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