Fragrance note · Fruits and nuts
Papaya
Sweet, juicy tropical fruit with a soft melon-like richness and a faint musky edge.
You may know it from A ripe papaya cut open
Where it comes from
Synthetic
Usually recreated with aroma chemicals; papaya has no standard perfume extract.
Botanical name: Carica papaya
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