papaya tree

1. Mexican Indians used to wrap tough meat in leaves from the papaya tree.
   墨西哥印第安人过去常用番木瓜树叶把难嚼的肉包起来。
2. Scientists have sequenced the genome of a genetically modified ( GM) papaya, a step that could benefit both cultivation of the fruit and the understanding of fruit tree genomics.
   科学家们已绘成一株转基因木瓜的基因草图，这对于该水果的培育和充分了解果树基因组都有重要的意义。

noun

1. tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit

   Synonym:    papayapapaiapawpawmelon treeCarica papaya