aroma
an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., especially an agreeable odor; fragrance.
(of wines and spirits) the odor or bouquet.
a pervasive characteristic or quality.
Origin of aroma
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Floral aromas help pollinators locate their favorite plants.
This moth may outsmart smog by learning to like pollution-altered aromas | Carmen Drahl | September 11, 2020 | Science NewsOzone reacts with flower aroma molecules, changing their chemical structure and therefore their fragrance.
This moth may outsmart smog by learning to like pollution-altered aromas | Carmen Drahl | September 11, 2020 | Science NewsThe concentrations of three of the aroma glycosides differed across cultivar types but remained fairly similar within the same cultivar grown in the two locations.
How does a crop’s environment shape a food’s smell and taste? | Carolyn Beans | September 10, 2020 | Science NewsSo the aromas of these beers are more likely to “creep” over time.
How does a crop’s environment shape a food’s smell and taste? | Carolyn Beans | September 10, 2020 | Science NewsOther researchers are finding that terroir leaves an imprint on the molecules that shape food’s aroma.
How does a crop’s environment shape a food’s smell and taste? | Carolyn Beans | September 10, 2020 | Science News
The Hibiki 12 had the most perfumy aroma that made we want to take it to a gallery.
Watch Out, Scotland! Japanese Whisky Is on the Rise | Kayleigh Kulp | November 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“Bottled lime juice is awful and lacks the flavor and aroma of the real thing,” Zimmern says.
Limepocalypse! Inside the Great Lime Shortage of 2014 | Kara Cutruzzula | April 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe memories of a hundred business trips came roaring back as I recalled the unctuous Cinnabon aroma that wafts through airports.
The Appeal of Cinnabon Vodka and the Rise of Flavored Vodkas | Daniel Gross | November 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe aroma of generations of wealth—not money, not people, but wealth—wafted through each room like a cloud of rare perfume.
Prada and Gucci Show Off Strong, Smart Sensuality at Milan Fall 2012 Fashion Shows | Robin Givhan | February 24, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Tanqueray Rangpur gin gives a wonderful exotic aroma, and cilantro and the Thai Chang Beer finish the cocktail.
The aroma is pleasant and mild, and to those but little acquainted with them, agreeable.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.In the house, on the road and street, the aroma of a fragrant Manilla is ever borne on the breeze.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.The gust of perfumed air, laden with the rich aroma of fresh-mown hay, is soothingly invigorating.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander BerkmanIn many passage this preoccupation with aroma appears, surrounding with a subtle cloud all persons and things.
Charles Baudelaire, His Life | Thophile GautierThere was a mingled odour of foods, piping hot, and over all the grateful aroma from half a dozen coffee-pots.
The Rival Campers | Ruel Perley Smith
British Dictionary definitions for aroma
/ (əˈrəʊmə) /
a distinctive usually pleasant smell, esp of spices, wines, and plants
a subtle pervasive quality or atmosphere
Origin of aroma
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