Meaning: Any of various plants of the genus Senna having pinnately compound leaves and showy usually yellow flowers; many are used medicinally.
Word Origin & History. smell c.1175, emit or perceive an odor, also n., odor, aroma, stench, not found in O.E., perhaps cognate with M.Du. smolen, Low Ger. smelen to smolder (see smolder). OED says no doubt of O.E. origin, but not recorded, and not represented in any of the cognate languages.. Ousted O.E. stenc (see stench) in most senses.
Meaning: Strong and sharp. Synonyms: acrid; pungent. Context examples: the pungent taste of radishes / the acrid smell of burning rubber. Similar: tasty (pleasing to the sense of taste)