olfactory Hear it!

olfactory definition

ol·fac·tory (äl fak′tə rē, ōl-)

adjective

of the sense of smell
also olfactive ol·fac′·tive

Etymology: < L olfactus, pp. of olfacere, to smell < olere, to have a smell (akin to odor, odor) + facere, to make: see do

noun pl. olfactories -·ries

an organ of smell

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.