Osmophore (noun)
oz-mu-for
A chemical group whose presence in the molecules of a substance causes the substance to have a smell./ the scent gland of the flower of some plants.
Early 20th century. From osmo- + -phore.
Example sentences
“Flowers with osmophores were always the first choice for the orangery.”
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