ŏdōrĭfer, ĕra, ĕrum, adj. [odor-fero], bringing or spreading odors, fragrant, odoriferous (poet. and in post-Aug. prose).
- I. Lit.: panacea, Verg. A. 12, 419: flores, Sil. 16, 309.
- B. Producing perfumes or spices: gens odorifera, i. e. Persae, Ov. M. 4, 209: Arabia, Plin. 5, 11, 12, § 65.
- II. Prop., sweet, flattering, precious: non habemus ista odorifera, Sen. Ep. 33, 2: fructus sanctae religionis, Ambros. Spirit. Sanct. 2, 5, 40.