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Definition of: olfactory
(ol·fak′tər·ē, -trē) adjective
Pertaining to the sense of smell.
—noun plural ·ries
1. Usually plural The organ of smell.
2. The capacity to smell. [<L olfactus, pp. of olfacere smell <olere have a smell + facere make]
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