carica

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Carica
    n 1: type genus of the Caricaceae; tropical American trees:
         papayas [syn: {Carica}, {genus Carica}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Carica \Carica\ n.
   the type genus of the {Caricaceae}; consisting of tropical
   American trees; the papayas.

   Syn: genus {Carica}.
        [WordNet 1.5]