 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
olfactory
adjective: of or relating to olfaction [syn: {olfactive}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Olfactory \Ol*fac"to*ry\, adjective [L. olfactus, p. p. of olfacere to
smell; olere to have a smell + facere to make. See {Odor},
and {Fact}.] (Physiol.)
Of, pertaining to, or connected with, the sense of smell; as,
the olfactory nerves; the olfactory cells.
{Olfactory organ} (Anat.), an organ for smelling. In
vertebrates the olfactory organs are more or less
complicated sacs, situated in the front part of the head
and lined with epithelium innervated by the olfactory (or
first cranial) nerves, and sensitive to odoriferous
particles conveyed to it in the air or in water.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Olfactory \Ol*fac"to*ry\, noun; pl. {Olfactories}.
An olfactory organ; also, the sense of smell; -- usually in
the plural.
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