Odoriferous Definition

odoriferous
adjective
  1. morally offensive; "odoriferous legislation"
  2. emitting an odor; "odorous salt pork and weevily hardtack"
  3. having a natural fragrance; "odoriferous spices"; "the odorous air of the orchard"; "the perfumed air of June"; "scented flowers"

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