PAPAYA


Meaning of PAPAYA in English

— papayan , adj.

/peuh pah"yeuh/ , n.

1. the large, yellow, melonlike fruit of a tropical American shrub or small tree, Carica papaya, eaten raw or cooked.

2. the tree itself.

Also called pawpaw .

[ 1760-70; ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .