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Definition petrichor in American English

petrichor noun

noun
1

a pleasant smell that frequently accompanies the first rain after a long period of warm, dry weather

Example

Other than the petrichor emanating from the rapidly drying grass, there was not a trace of evidence that it had rained at all.

Definition petrichor in American English