1. (noun) tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit

• carica papaya
• melon tree
• papaia
• papaya tree
• pawpaw

1. (noun) tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit

• carica
• genus carica

1. (noun) tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit

• fruit tree

2. (noun) large oval melon-like tropical fruit with yellowish flesh

• edible fruit