What is the Latin word for odoriferous?

The usual Latin words for “odoriferous” are odōror, odōrus, Catullus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“odoriferous” in Latin

odōrorto smell, examine by smelling; to search out, trace out, investigate odōrusodorous; sweet-smelling, fragrant; foul-smelling, smelly, stinking Catullusa cognomen; a Latin poet of the late Roman Republic who wrote chiefly in the neoteric style of poetry

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

odoriferous

bene olens (Cic.); odoratus (perfumed; Ov., Plin.); odorus (Ov.). To be odoriferous, bene olere (Cic.); suave olere (Catullus); suaves odores spargere (after Hor.).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for odoriferous?: The usual Latin words for “odoriferous” are odōror, odōrus, Catullus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.