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English Dictionary: Aromatic by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
aromatic
adj
  1. (chemistry) of or relating to or containing one or more benzene rings; "an aromatic organic compound"
  2. having a strong pleasant odor; "the pine woods were more redolent"- Jean Stafford
    Synonym(s): aromatic, redolent
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Aromatic \Ar`o*mat"ic\ ([acr]r`[osl]*m[acr]t"[icr]k), n.
      A plant, drug, or medicine, characterized by a fragrant
      smell, and usually by a warm, pungent taste, as ginger,
      cinnamon, spices.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Aromatic \Ar`o*mat"ic\, Aromatical \Ar`o*mat"ic*al\, a. [L.
      aromaticus, Gr. [?]: cf. F. aromatique. See {Aroma}.]
      Pertaining to, or containing, aroma; fragrant; spicy;
      strong-scented; odoriferous; as, aromatic balsam.
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