papaia

Examples

• All

• The ripe papaia is sweet and juicy, perfect for a summer breakfast.

• In many markets, papaia is sold alongside mangos and pineapples.

• I bought a ripe papaya from the market.

• The papayas were sweet and juicy.

• In many markets, papaia is sold alongside mangos and pineapples.

• She planted a papaia tree in her garden to enjoy its tropical fruit each year.

• The ripe papaia is sweet and juicy, perfect for a summer breakfast.

Synonyms

P

papaya

vspapaia

3 1.8

A tropical tree with large lobed leaves that grows sweet orange fruit

is a less common variant form of that same common plant name

C

Carica papaya

vspapaia

• Specialized

6.5

A tropical small tree with large yellow fruit called papaya

is the ordinary common name used in everyday speech rather than the scientific label

P

papaya tree

vspapaia

2.3

A tropical tree that grows sweet yellow-orange fruit and has very large leaves

is a more general label covering the species whether shrub or small tree

M

melon tree

vspapaia

3.7

A small tropical tree that grows papayas

is the standard widely used common name for that plant and its fruit

Surface Forms

Etymology