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papaya
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
papaya
(noun)
papaya
/pə
ˈ
pajə/
noun
plural
papayas
papaya
/pə
ˈ
pajə/
noun
plural
papayas
Britannica Dictionary definition of PAPAYA
[
count, noncount
]
:
a yellowish-green fruit with black seeds that grows on a tropical tree
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