papayas

Tropical fruit, black seeds

Papayas is the plural of papaya, a tropical fruit with orange flesh, black seeds, and soft, buttery texture when ripe.

The large oblong fruits grow on fast-growing trees native to Central America.

Green papayas are used in salads and cooking throughout Southeast Asia.

The papayas at the market were perfectly ripe.

fruit

tropical

Of hot, humid regions

  • mangoSouth Asian stone fruit
  • pineappleSpiny-skinned tropical fruit
  • guavaTropical pink-fleshed fruit

melon · flesh · ripe · sweet · orange · seeds · juicy · soft · fragrant · yellow

culinary

salad

Cold dressed vegetables

Thai · shredded · lime · chili · fish sauce · dessert · juice · shake · dried · candied

botanical

tree

Woody perennial plant

harvest · tropical · leaves · latex · stem · flowering · pollination · seedling · crop · grove

enzyme

papain

Papaya-sourced protein dissolver

marinade · bromelain · supplement · digestion · commercial · extraction · powder · natural · industrial · softening

nutrition

vitamin C

Essential water-soluble antioxidant

potassium · folate · beta-carotene · healthy · superfood · immune · digestion · anti-inflammatory · lycopene · nutrients

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papaya

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G