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Cultivation
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papaya
Papaya fruit (
Carica payapa
) cut lengthwise.
© Infomages/stock.adobe.com
Papaya trees in Laie, Hawaii.
AP Images
papaya tree
Papaya tree (
Carica papaya
).
© Wilfredo Rodríguez (
A Britannica Publishing Partner
)
papaya
Female flowers and immature fruit of the papaya (
Carica papaya
).
G.R. Roberts
papaya
Mature fruit of the papaya (
Carica papaya
).
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
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