Carica Papaya - Common Names

Common Names

Carica papaya plants and their fruits are known by different names around the English-speaking world:

  • North America and Belize: papayas
  • United Kingdom: The fruit is usually called papaya but is also known as papaw or pawpaw
  • Africa: pawpaw or papaw,

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