page_title: Papaya
section_title: Culinary uses
hierarchical_section_title: Papaya / Culinary uses
caption_attribution_description: മലയാളം: പപ്പായ പൂവുകൾ. കാഞ്ഞിരപ്പള്ളിയിൽ നിന്നെടുത്ത ചിത്രം English: Papaya flowers. Photographed near Kanjirappally, Kerala, India
context_page_description: The papaya, papaw, or pawpaw is the plant Carica papaya, one of the 22 accepted species in the genus Carica of the family Caricaceae. Its origin is in the tropics of the Americas, perhaps from Central America and southern Mexico.
context_section_description: The unripe green fruit can be eaten cooked, but not raw due to its poisonous latex content. The ripe fruit of the papaya is usually eaten raw, without skin or seeds. The black seeds of the papaya are edible and have a sharp, spicy taste.
caption: Male papaya flowers
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