odoriferous
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Researchers surveyed 53 species and found a cluster of genes in the most rank-smelling species, and in other odoriferous plants as well.
From Salon • May 27, 2025
“We had to find another solution for the Parisian market, which is the biggest,” said Demond, slicing open the packing tape on a Styrofoam box of durian, the odoriferous East Asian fruit.
From Slate • Mar. 30, 2023
In Giovanni Battista Tiepolo’s paintings, with their emphasis on interiors, Corbin sees the “expression of a new sensitivity to smell,” of wanting to shut out the odoriferous world beyond.
From New York Times • May 10, 2021
And, fair warning, if you’re concerned about smell, those are the items that can be a bit, well, odoriferous.
From Washington Post • Apr. 22, 2021
Or, truth tolt, they don’t get upset by being odoriferous their own selfs.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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