Meanings
nounmountain papaya (plural mountain papayas)
plural mountain papayas
- Vasconcellea pubescens, a tree of western South America.
Synonyms: mountain pawpaw, pawpaw
- The edible white-fleshed yellow-skinned fruit of this tree.
Synonyms: mountain pawpaw, pawpaw
Synonyms & antonyms
nounVasconcellea pubescens, a tree of western South America.
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nounThe edible white-fleshed yellow-skinned fruit of this tree.
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Translations
Finnish vuorimito
- vuorimitothe fruit
Spanish papayuela
- papayuelathe fruit
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mountain papaya. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mountain%20papaya
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