» genus carica
Noun (1 meaning)
1. type genus of the Caricaceae; tropical American trees: papayas.
genus carica is a type of:
- dilleniid dicot genus (noun) - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs
genus carica is a member of:
- Caricaceae, family Caricaceae, papaya family (noun) - trees native to tropical America and Africa with milky juice and large palmately lobed leaves
members of genus carica:
- papaya, papaia, pawpaw, papaya tree, melon tree, Carica papaya (noun) - tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit