car|i|ca|ceous «KAR uh KAY shuhs», adjective.
= papayaceous. (Cf. ↑papayaceous)
╂[< New Latin Caricaceae the family including the papaya (< Carica the genus name < Latin carica dried fig) + English -ous]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.