CARICA, in botany, a genus of the dicæa decandria class. The male has hardly any calix; the corolla is bell-shaped, and divided into five segments; the filaments are inserted into the tube of the corolla, and are alternately shorter. The calix of the female has five teeth; the corolla consists of five petals; there are five stigmata; and the berry is unilocular, and contains many seeds.