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a⋅ro⋅ma

  [uh-roh-muh]
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–noun
1. an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., esp. an agreeable odor; fragrance.
2. (of wines and spirits) the odor or bouquet.
3. a pervasive characteristic or quality.
Origin:
1175–1225; < L < Gk: spice; r. ME aromat < OF < L arōmat- (s. of arōma)

Synonyms:
1. See perfume.
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a·ro·ma   (ə-rō'mə)   
n.  

    1. A quality that can be perceived by the olfactory sense: the aroma of garlic and onions. See Synonyms at smell.

    2. A pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food: the aroma of roses. See Synonyms at fragrance.

  2. A distinctive, intangible quality; an aura: the aroma of success.


[Alteration (influenced by Latin arōma, spice) of Middle English aromat, aromatic substance, from Old French, from Latin arōmata, pl. of arōma, from Greek, aromatic herb.]
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aroma 
c.1220, from L. aroma "sweet odor," from Gk. aroma (gen. aromatos) "seasoning, sweet spice," of unknown origin. Aromatic attested from 1366, from O.Fr. aromatique (14c.), from L. aromaticus.
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aroma

the property of certain substances, in very small concentrations, to stimulate chemical sense receptors that sample the air or water surrounding an animal. In insects and other invertebrates and in aquatic animals, the perception of small chemical concentrations often merges with perception via contact of heavy concentrations (taste), and with other chemoreceptive specializations. See also smell.

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