: a tropical American tree (Carica papaya of the family Caricaceae, the papaya family) having an oblong to globose yellow edible fruit with numerous black seeds in a central cavity
also
: its fruit
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It's built similarly to a brightening serum—with vitamin C, soothing papaya seed oil, and squalane oil among the ingredients—but uses reflective minerals, like mica and titanium dioxide, to deliver very subtle luminosity to skin.
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Deanna Pai, Vogue, 21 Apr. 2025
Fruit trees Plant subtropical fruit trees now: citrus, avocado, guava, banana, papaya (along the coast only), jaboticaba, mango, coffee, etc.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
That’s really the only difference between the two whiskeys, aside from the packaging which differs from the last two releases but still uses McLaren’s papaya orange color along with Old No. 7’s signature black.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2025
Top romaine with papaya, jicama and cucumber pieces and with rest of dressing.
—Yakir Levy, Oc Register, 2 Apr. 2025
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Deanna Pai, Vogue, 21 Apr. 2025
Fruit trees Plant subtropical fruit trees now: citrus, avocado, guava, banana, papaya (along the coast only), jaboticaba, mango, coffee, etc.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
That’s really the only difference between the two whiskeys, aside from the packaging which differs from the last two releases but still uses McLaren’s papaya orange color along with Old No. 7’s signature black.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2025
Top romaine with papaya, jicama and cucumber pieces and with rest of dressing.
—Yakir Levy, Oc Register, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Papaya.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/papaya. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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papaya
noun
pa·pa·ya
pə-ˈpī-ə 
: an oblong edible yellow fruit with many black seeds that grows on a tropical American tree with large leaves
also
: the tree
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