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The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Carica

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Edition of 1920. See also Carica on Wikipedia, and the disclaimer.

1485268The Encyclopedia Americana — Carica

CARICA (from caría, a district of Asia Minor, whence it was supposed to have come), a genus of plants, the typical one of the order of Papayads (Papayaceæ). See Papaw.