Definition of Sweet-scented

1. Adjective. Having a natural fragrance. "Scented flowers"

Exact synonyms: Odoriferous, Odorous, Perfumed, Scented, Sweet, Sweet-smelling
Similar to: Fragrant
Derivative terms: Sweetness

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sweet-scented

sweepwasher
sweepwashers
sweepy
sweer
sweered
sweert
swees
sweese
sweet
sweet-and-sour sauce
sweet-and-sour sauces
sweet-birch oil
sweet-faced
sweet-potato ring rot
sweet-potato whitefly
sweet-scented (current term)
sweet-scented geranium
sweet-shop
sweet-smelling
sweet-talk
sweet-william
sweet FA
sweet F A
sweet Fanny Adams
sweet Jesus
sweet Mary
sweet Mary mother of God
sweet William
sweet acacia
sweet action

Literary usage of Sweet-scented

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1900)
"sweet-scented SHRUB. Deciduous shrubs of aromatic fragrance : Ivs. opposite, ... Desirable for temperate regions for its very early, sweet-scented fls. ..."

2. The Natural History of Pliny by Pliny, John Bostock, Henry Thomas Riley (1856)
"We will also take this opportunity of mentioning the medicinal properties of the sweet-scented rush, which is found in Coele-Syria, as already stated by us ..."

3. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"No, wretched Heart, swell 'till you break ! sweet-scented (swet'een'tedj, «. ... sweet-scented cedar. See cedar. 3.—sweet-scented crab, the American crab, ..."

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