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Affecting the olfactory nerves agreeably; sweet of smell; odorous; having or emitting an agreeable perfume.

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  1. a. Affecting the olfactory nerves agreeably; sweet of smell; odorous; having or emitting an agreeable perfume.
  2. adj. pleasant-smelling
  3. [fragrans. -antis, p.pr. of fragrare to emit a smell of fragrance: cf. OF. fragrant. Affecting the olfactory nerves agreeably; sweet of smell; odorous; having or emitting an agreeable perfume. Fragrant the fertile earth After soft showers. Milton. Syn. -- Sweet-smelling; odorous; odoriferous; swetacented; redolent; ambrosial; balmy; spicy; aromatic. -- Fra"grant*ly, adv.
  4. [fragrans. -antis, p.pr. of fragrare to emit a smell offragrance: cf. OF. fragrant. Affecting the olfactory nervesagreeably; sweet of smell; odorous; having or emitting an agreeableperfume.Fragrant the fertile earth After soft showers. Milton.
  5. j:100 a. pleasant-smelling