lemon-scented
- adjective
- She could smell his lemon-scented cologne and was disconcerted.
- lemon-scented gum
- lemon-scented geranium
Examples
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But my favorite is a decadent ricotta millet pudding, lemon-scented and honey-sweetened, served with warm raspberry compote.
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On my dining room table is a blue and white china pot filled with lemon-scented geranium and sage.
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New improved lemon-scented just out on the market and better than ever!
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I could not get enough of the lemon-scented geranium.
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It remained only for me to add the lemon-scented powder and turn the thing on.
Fiction book (1994) -
When I went back inside, my mother was spraying the living room walls with lemon-scented Endust.
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Her apartment never fully shed its odor of fried potatoes and lemon-scented air freshener.
Fiction book (1998) -
The afternoon's events seemed surreal, unable to compete with the ordinary smells of brewing coffee and lemon-scented cleaner.
Fiction book (1997) -
As he strolled between La Brea and Fairfax, he breathed in the scents of musk and heavy floral perfumes, of chamomile and lemon-scented hair.
Fiction book (1995) -
The air was filled with the refreshing aroma of lemon-scented candles, creating a bright atmosphere in the room.
Synonyms
Having the fresh sour taste or smell of a lemon
Having a fresh, sharp taste or smell like a lemon
Having the sour, fresh taste, smell, or look of a lemon
How Scented
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Etymology
The word lemon-scented comes from two simple parts: lemon, the fruit named long ago in the Middle East and Asia, and scent, which means 'smell'. So a lemon-scented thing is one that has the 'smell' of lemon, often fresh and clean.