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Noun: aroma  u'row-mu
  1. A distinctive odour that is pleasant
    "The aroma of freshly baked bread filled the kitchen";
    - fragrance, perfume, scent
     
  2. Any property detected by the olfactory system
    "The wine's fruity aroma was its most distinctive olfactory property";
    - olfactory property, smell, odor [US], odour [Brit, Cdn], scent

Derived forms: aromas

See also: inodorous, odorless [US], odorous, odourless [Brit, Cdn]

Type of: odor [US], odour [Brit, Cdn], olfactory perception, olfactory sensation, property, smell

Encyclopedia: Aroma, Sudan