Papaya

The papaya is a tropical fruit plant, the best known of the three accepted species in the genus Carica. Wikipedia describes the fruit, the black seeds that are edible with a sharp, spicy taste, and the latex of the unripe fruit, which is why the green fruit is usually cooked. Cunningham calls it feminine, with the Moon and water, and gives the powers of love and protection. He says to tie a rag around a limb of a papaya tree while picturing your need, to hang twigs of papaya wood over the doorsill to keep evil out of the house, and to serve the ripe fruit to a loved one to deepen love. His other names are Paw-Paw, Papao and Put. Wikipedia records a hazard of the latex, set out in the safety notes. Kynes gives papaya no entry.