Odoriferous

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Odoriferous \O`dor*if"er*ous\, a. [L. odorifer; odor odor +
     ferre to bear. See {Odoe}, and 1st {Bear}.]
     Bearing or yielding an odor; perfumed; usually, sweet of
     scent; fragrant; as, odoriferous spices, particles, fumes,
     breezes. --Milton.
     [1913 Webster] -- {O`dor*if"er*ous*ly}, adv.


     --{O`dor*if"er*ous*ness}, n.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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}]