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Definition of Papaia
1. Noun. Tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit.
Exact synonyms: Carica Papaya, Melon Tree, Papaya, Papaya Tree, Pawpaw
Terms within: Papaya
Group relationships: Carica, Genus Carica
Generic synonyms: Fruit Tree
Terms within: Papaya
Group relationships: Carica, Genus Carica
Generic synonyms: Fruit Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Papaia
Literary usage of Papaia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Viaggi Di Pietro Della Valle, Il Pellegrino: Descritti Da Lui Medesimo in by Pietro Della Valle (1843)
"... e particolarmente la papaia. che in India é poco stimata, della quale i
sopraddetti libri, - non fallo, non fanno menzione, che di forma e di sapore ..."
2. Hawaii and Its People: The Land of Rainbow and Palm by Alexander Stevenson Twombly (1899)
"... are suspended over the face of the cliff. Below, the surf beats violently,
but the natives can papaia TREES. ..."
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