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The "stinking chamomile" Anthemis cotula is so-named for its resemblance to the true chamomile plant, Anthemis nobilis; both have branching upright stems each topped by a single large flower head, although the "stinking chamomile" is distinguished by lacking the membraneous scales underneath the flowers of the true chamomile, as well as by its characteristic strong odor.
In English-speaking countries, they have integrative motivation, the desire to learn the language to fit into an English-language culture. They are more likely to want to integrate because they 1. Generally have more friends and family with English language skills. 2. Have immediate financial and economic incentives to learn English. 3.
English wine aroma terms grouped into categories and subcategories. Olfactory language refers to language associated with the sense of smell . It involves the naming and categorisation of odours by humans according to each odour's perceived source or attributes.
Musk deer of Tibet in an 1835 illustration. Musk is a class of aromatic substances commonly used as base notes in perfumery.They include glandular secretions from animals such as the musk deer, numerous plants emitting similar fragrances, and artificial substances with similar odors.
Word Meaning A A-cothed: Disease A-drawen: Drawing, for example "He be a-drawen a picture." A-feard: Afraid (Dorset motto, "Who's a-feard?") Agean: Against, for example "'e be runnin' agean thac strong wind." Aggy: The act of collecting eggs [1] Aïght Eight Ailen: illness, ailing (verb or noun) [1] Air vlees Flies that seldom land for hovering ...
This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English language. Ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between u and v. [1] Many modern works distinguish u from v but not i from j. In this article, both distinctions are shown as they are helpful when tracing the origin of English words. See also Latin phonology and ...
Lilial is commonly produced and sold as a racemic mixture; however, testing has indicated that the different enantiomers of the compound do not contribute equally to its odor. The ( R )-enantiomer has a strong floral odor, reminiscent of cyclamen or lily of the valley ; whereas the ( S )-enantiomer possesses no strong odor.
The Lady and the Unicorn, a Flemish tapestry depicting the sense of smell, 1484–1500. Musée national du Moyen Âge, Paris.. Early scientific study of the sense of smell includes the extensive doctoral dissertation of Eleanor Gamble, published in 1898, which compared olfactory to other stimulus modalities, and implied that smell had a lower intensity discrimination.