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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Caricaceae — thepapayas .
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Examples
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Biological plants located nearby will help control the reproduction of the lifecycle such as Carica papaya, Musa x paradisiaca, Caltropis giganta, and Azadirachta indica
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The valley is also known for the huge variety of native and introduced tropical fruits: Achras sapota, Manilkara achras, Chrysophyllum caimito, Pouteria cainito, Persea americana, Mammea americana, Anacardium occidentale, Carica papaya, Annona muricata, Manguifera indica and more.
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Below 2,700 meters, the forest becomes more rich in species such as cedar, cetico [trumpet-wood] and relatives of papaya (Carica spp).
Peruvian Yungas 2008
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On Morotai, large tracts of lowland rain forest were cultivated with papaya (Carica papaya) during World War II.
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The characteristic species of the hills are the cardo de lomas (Cactáceas), amancaes (Hymenocallis amancaes), tara (Caesalpinia tara), papaya silvestre (Carica sp.) and others otras.
Sechura desert 2008
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Another popular drink is made with papaya (Carica papaya), a fruit used extensively in blended drinks and salads and for tenderizing meat, but less well known for its seeds.
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Another popular drink is made with papaya (Carica papaya), a fruit used extensively in blended drinks and salads and for tenderizing meat, but less well known for its seeds.
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Some other endemics in other families include Siparuna scadens, Carica cnidoscoloides, Rondeletia ginettei, Anthurium cerroplonenese, A. subovatum, A. yetlense, and Synognium sagittatum.
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Another popular drink is made with papaya (Carica papaya), a fruit used extensively in blended drinks and salads and for tenderizing meat, but less well known for its seeds.
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Angola, both for my own sake and that of the inhabitants, we had carried a pot containing a little plantation of orange, cashew-trees, custard-apple-trees (‘anona’), and a fig-tree, with coffee, aracas (‘Araca pomifera’), and papaws (‘Carica papaya’).
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