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11.02.2009 11:01 am

Illinois researchers to develop gender-bending papayas

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

File this under the “Who Knew?” category.

Turns out papayas come in three sexual varieties: male, female and hermaphrodite. And its the hermaphrodites that produce the flavorful fruit that’s often sold commercially and winds up in your fruit parfait.

From the grower’s…

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