The Probert Encyclopaedia of Nature

PAPAYA

Papaya or pawpaw or papaw (Carica papaya) is a tropical American tree of the family Caricaceae with palmate leaves on an unbranched stem and an acrid milky juice which has the property of tenderizing meat. The fruit is similar in appearance to a mango and has a pinkish-orange flesh containing a mass of dark grey seeds, and is much esteemed for eating.
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