Added 10 October 2026
odorous
adjective
Latin root: odōrōsus Wiktionary
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Having a distinctive odor.
The table was piled with odorous lilies.
Origin
From Middle English odorous, from Medieval Latin odōrōsus, equivalent to odor + -ous.
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