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Petrichor

  • backporchwisdom
  • Jun 23
  • 1 min read
Petrichor
Petrichor

Did you know there is a special word that describes the smell of the earth after it rains? The word was coined by two Australian researchers in 1964 when they wrote an article for the journal Nature. It is dreived from the Greek petros (meaning stone) and ichor ( the scent of rain).


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