Yesterday we had a torrential rainstorm where I live and the smell it provided was absolutely heavenly…it reminded me of Hawaii. My friend Mauricio told me this smell is called “petrichor.” Per Wikipedia: Petrichor (/ˈpɛtrɨkɔər/) is the earthy scent produced when rain falls on dry soil. The word is constructed from Greek, petra, meaning ‘stone’, + ichor, the fluid that flows in the veins of the gods in Greek mythology.
Thanks Mauricio for supplying me with this word!
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