2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Odoriferous \O`dor*if"er*ous\, a. [L. odorifer odor odor +
ferre to bear. See {Odoe}, and {?}st {Bear}.]
Bearing or yielding an odor; perfumed; usually, sweet of
scent; fragrant; as odoriferous spices, particles, fumes,
breezes. --Milton. -- {O`dor*if"er*ous*ly}, adv
--{O`dor*if"er*ous*ness}, n.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
odoriferous
adj 1: morally offensive; "odoriferous legislation"
2: giving off an odor; "the odoriferous elements in perfume"
3: emitting an odor; "odoriferous blossoms"; "odorous salt pork
and weevily hardtack" [syn: {odorous}]
4: having a natural fragrance; "odoriferous spices"; "the
odorous air of the orchard"; "the perfumed air of June";
"scented flowers" [syn: {odorous}, {perfumed}, {scented},
{sweet}, {sweet-scented}, {sweet-smelling}]
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