Definitions for "Carica"
the type genus of the Caricaceae; consisting of tropical American trees; the papayas.
Carica is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caricaceae. Formerly treated as including about 20-25 species of short-lived evergreen pachycaul shrubs or small trees growing to 5-10 m tall, native to tropical Central and South America, recent genetic evidence has resulted in the genus being restricted to the single species Carica papaya (Papaya; syn. C. peltata, C. posoposa).