genus carica

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   type genus of the Caricaceae; tropical American trees: papayas

   SynonymsCarica

   Broaderdilleniid dicot genus

   Part ofCaricaceae

Questions about genus carica

What does genus carica mean?

genus carica means "type genus of the Caricaceae; tropical American trees: papayas".

What is another word for genus carica?

Close synonyms include Carica. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus carica a common word?

genus carica is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.