Smell-alike
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Something that smells like something else. rare
"[…] chamomile and apples? Those particular smellalikes tested our imagination. Yet much of what he said was right on the mark. The scent of sweet peas, for instance, does indeed favor that of wisteria."
Example
More examples"[…] chamomile and apples? Those particular smellalikes tested our imagination. Yet much of what he said was right on the mark. The scent of sweet peas, for instance, does indeed favor that of wisteria."
Etymology
From smell + alike, perhaps modelled on lookalike.
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