papaya
noun
the large, yellow, melonlike fruit of a tropical American shrub or small tree, Carica papaya, eaten raw or cooked.
papayas
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pluralof papaya.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In the back are fruits and veggies that no longer look perfect: mushy papayas, wilting spinach and bruised tomatoes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2024
During Vodou ceremonies, lwa are offered treats ranging from papayas and coffee to popcorn, lollipops and cheese puffs.
From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2024
If small-scale farmers grow fruit trees amid their crops, for example, they can eat those bananas or papayas themselves while selling the rest of the harvest.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 4, 2024
Researchers created the virus-resistant "transgenic" papaya, which now makes up the majority of papayas consumed worldwide.
From Salon ● May 9, 2023
Here in Bat Deng’s market, long homemade wooden tables display dried fish, slabs of pork, yellow naked chickens, green beans, white corn, red tomatoes, orange mangoes, ripe guava, papayas, and some precooked food.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
