odorous
odo·rous
adjective
1.
having odor or a characteristic odor
- “odorous jasmine flowers”
- “odorous garbage”
- “fresh odorous bread”
2.
- “odoriferous blossoms”
- “odorous salt pork and weevily hardtack”
3.
- “odoriferous spices”
- “the odorous air of the orchard”
- “the perfumed air of June”
- “scented flowers”
Origin
From Middle English odorous, from Medieval Latin odōrōsus, equivalent to odor + -ous.
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