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1. n. A tree (Carica Papaya) of tropical America, belonging to the order Passifloreae. It has a soft, spongy stem, eighteen or twenty feet high, crowned with a tuft of large, long-stalked, palmately lobed leaves. The milky juice of the plant is said to have the property of making meat tender. Also, its dull orange-colored, melon-shaped fruit, which is eaten both raw and cooked or pickled.
2. n. A tree of the genus Asimina (A. triloba), growing in the western and southern parts of the United States, and producing a sweet edible fruit; also, the fruit itself.
3. n. small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit
4. n. fruit with yellow flesh; related to custard apples
5. 1. (Bot.) A tree (Carica Papaya) of tropical America, belonging to the order Passifloreæ. It has a soft, spongy stem, eighteen or twenty feet high, crowned with a tuft of large, long-stalked, palmately lobed leaves. The milky juice of the plant is said to have the property of making meat tender. Also, its dull orange-colored, melon- shaped fruit, which is eaten both raw and cooked or pickled. 2. (Bot.) A tree of the genus Asimina (A. triloba), growing in the western and southern parts of the United States, and producing a sweet edible fruit; also, the fruit itself. Gray.
6. A tree (Carica Papaya) of tropical America, belonging to theorder Passifloreæ. It has a soft, spongy stem, eighteen or twentyfeet high, crowned with a tuft of large, long-stalked, palmatelylobed leaves. The milky juice of the plant is said to have theproperty of making meat tender. Also, its dull orange-colored, melon-shaped fruit, which is eaten both raw and cooked or pickled.
7. n small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit n fruit with yellow flesh; related to custard apples