papaya trees
Melon-like fruit sources
Papaya trees are tropical fruit-bearing plants with soft, hollow trunks and large lobed leaves clustered at the top.
Despite their tree-like appearance, they're technically giant herbs that can reach thirty feet tall.
The trees produce papayas—oblong fruits with orange flesh and black seeds: The papaya trees in her backyard produced fruit year-round.
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- tropical climateWarm, rainy year-round conditions
- fruitEdible plant ovary
- mangoSouth Asian stone fruit
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
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