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Strong-smelling   /strɔŋ-smˈɛlɪŋ/   Listen
Strong-smelling

adjective
1.
Having a strong odor.  Synonym: strong-scented.






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"Strong-smelling" Quotes from Famous Books



... strong smell of onions when crushed or bruised. It is perennial, having egg-shaped or lance-like leaves, whilst bearing large, pearly-white blossoms with acute petals. The name is the plural of "Ramse," or "Ram," which signifies strong-smelling, or rank. And the plant is also called "Buck Rams," or "Buck Rampe," in allusion to its spadix or spathe. "The leaves of Ramsons," says Gerard, "are stamped and eaten with fish, even as we do eat greene sauce made with sorrell." This is "Bear's Garlic," ...
— Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure • William Thomas Fernie



Words linked to "Strong-smelling" :   odorous, strong-scented



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