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δύσοσμος, ill-smelling, stinking

δῠσ-οσμος, Ion. δῠσοδμος, ον, (ὀσμή)
  • ill-smelling, ἐν δυσοδμοτάτῳ [τόπῳ] γινόμενον εὐωδέστατόν ἐστι Hdt. 3.112; ὀσμή Arist. Pr. 908b29 (Comp.).
    • II bad for scent, in hunting, οἱ ὄμβροι τὴν γῆν ποιοῦσι δύσοσμον X. Cyn. 5.3.
    • III Act., having a bad nose, Arist. Insomn. 459b22.
    • IV δύσοσμον, τό, = σκόρδιον, Ps.-Dsc. 3.111.

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