What does ill-scented mean?
Ill-scented means (botany, dated) Having a bad, foul, or unpleasant odor..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(botany, dated) Having a bad, foul, or unpleasant odor..
By an accurate dissection, which was made by Dr. Mitchell, it has been found, that this ill-scented fluid is entirely distinct from the urine.
Much-branched and ill-scented annual, leafy up to the subsessile or short-pedunculate small heads:
When fresh they are ill-scented and nauseating, but later they are not so disagreeable.
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Ill-scented means (botany, dated) Having a bad, foul, or unpleasant odor..
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By an accurate dissection, which was made by Dr. Mitchell, it has been found, that this ill-scented fluid is entirely distinct from the urine.
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