February 23, 2005

my new favorite word

petrichor -
A pleasant, distinctive smell that frequently accompanies the first rain after a long period of warm, dry weather in certain regions(OED online)
w00t! (i can't believe i just wrote that...)
thanks to the lovely kate for introducing me to this word.

Posted by lara at February 23, 2005 06:50 PM

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