Papaya
- A tropical fruit of the Carica papaya plant, typically large, oval, and orange with a sweet taste and black seeds in the center. nounI sliced a ripe papaya for breakfast.The papaya tree in our backyard is finally bearing fruit.
- The tree or plant that bears the papaya fruit, native to tropical regions of the Americas. nounThe papaya grows best in warm climates.Farmers in the region cultivate papaya for both local consumption and export.