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Date: 1400-1500
Language: Latin
Origin: , present participle of fragrare 'to smell nice'

fragrant

 adjective
     
Related topics: Odours
fra‧grant
CO having a pleasant smell:
fragrant flowers
—fragrantly adverb
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