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papaya tree

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Noun1.papaya tree - tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruitpapaya tree - tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit
Carica papaya, melon tree, papaia, papaya, pawpaw
papaya - large oval melon-like tropical fruit with yellowish flesh
Carica, genus Carica - type genus of the Caricaceae; tropical American trees: papayas
fruit tree - tree bearing edible fruit
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The new work will help scientists develop a quick way to determine the sex of a papaya tree.
Study decodes papaya genome: tropical fruit tree's DNA has ... by Ehrenberg, Rachel / Science News
The origin of the papaya tree is lost in the fog of history, but experts say that it was born on the sunny, rainy volcanic slopes of Central America--the area that today ranges from southern Mexico to Nicaragua.
The pleasures of the papaya by Olaya, Clara Ines / Americas (English Edition)
Both the banana and papaya tree are ornamental in nature and can be potted and set anywhere and brought in for the winter.
Food independence takes on new meaning for this urban Florida couple by Burns, John / Countryside & Small Stock Journal
 
 
 
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