1. Tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit
   "The papaya tree produces fruit year-round in tropical climates"; "The Carica papaya tree produces fruit year-round in tropical climates";
   - papaia, pawpaw, papaya tree, melon tree, Carica papaya
    
2. Large oval melon-like tropical fruit with yellowish flesh
   "She scooped out the papaya seeds before dicing the fruit for breakfast"

Derived forms: papayas

Type of: edible fruit, fruit tree

Part of: Carica, genus Carica

Encyclopedia: Papaya, Nueva Ecija