Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "itacen papaya" itacen wurare masu zafi mai tushe guda ɗaya, manyan ganyen dabino, da kuma 'ya'yan itace masu girma, na jiki wanda yawanci elongated da launin rawaya-orange lokacin da suka girma. Sunan kimiyyar bishiyar gwanda shine Carica gwanda, kuma asalinta ce daga Amurka ta tsakiya da kuma Kudancin Amurka amma yanzu ana nomanta sosai a yankuna masu zafi da na wurare masu zafi a duniya. ‘Ya’yan gwanda wani sinadari ne da ya shahara a cikin abinci da yawa kuma an san shi da zaki da naman nama da fa’idojin kiwon lafiya da yawa.