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papaya [2 records]

Record 1 2012-12-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A tropical American tree ... of the [Caricaceae] family, resembling a palm, having a bunch of large leaves at the top, and bearing a large, oblong, yellowish-orange fruit ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Arbre exotique [...] au port de palmier, à fruit comestible[, de la famille des Caricaceae].

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Plantas con semilla (Spermatophyta)
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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Record 2 2007-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Culture of Fruit Trees
DEF

The large, oblong, yellowish-orange fruit of the papaya tree, eaten raw or cooked.

OBS

pawpaw; papaw: These terms are used for both the fruit of Carica papaya and the fruit of Asimina triloba.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Arboriculture fruitière
DEF

Fruit comestible du papayer, baie jaune orangé à maturité, de forme oblongue.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
  • Fruticultura
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