Dorothea Dix

What child has ever known the country and has not twined hundreds of fragrant wreaths with the yellow shining cowslip and the more frail and delicate violet - mingling here and there green leaves culled from the odorous eglantine, or, as we more commonly call it, sweetbriar.

American Activist

Walt Whitman

Give me odorous at sunrise a garden of beautiful flowers where I can walk undisturbed.

American Poet

The word 'odorous' can be positive for pleasant smells or negative for bad smells.

Positive or Negative

'Odorous' implies that the smell is strong enough to be easily noticed.

Strength of Smell

Surrounding words often clarify if 'odorous' is used positively or negatively.

Context Clues

 in the center of the board. These LED's are wired to sensors that detect the presence of odorous molecules in the air. Each odor activates a different combination of sensors, which in turn activates a different odor detector in the mushroom body.