-osmia

suffix

Smell; odour.

Meanings

suffix
  1. medicineSmell; odour.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὀσμή“smell, scent, odour”
  2. English-osmia

From Ancient Greek ὀσμή (osmḗ, “smell, scent, odour”).

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APA

-osmia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-osmia

MLA

“-osmia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-osmia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-osmia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-osmia.

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