Definition of pungent

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Pungent (v. t.) Causing a sharp sensation, as of the taste, smell, or feelings; pricking; biting; acrid; as, a pungent spice..

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Caraway :: Caraway (n.) A biennial plant of the Parsley family (Carum Carui). The seeds have an aromatic smell, and a warm, pungent taste. They are used in cookery and confectionery, and also in medicine as a carminative..
Acrid :: Acrid (a.) Sharp and harsh, or bitter and not, to the taste; pungent; as, acrid salts..
Cold :: Cold (n.) Not pungent or acrid.
Geranium :: Geranium (n.) A genus of plants having a beaklike tours or receptacle, around which the seed capsules are arranged, and membranous projections, or stipules, at the joints. Most of the species have showy flowers and a pungent odor. Called sometimes crane's-bill..
Pyruvic :: Pyruvic (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid (called also pyroracemic acid) obtained, as a liquid having a pungent odor, by the distillation of racemic acid..
Clove :: Clove (n.) A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree (Eugenia, / Caryophullus, aromatica), a native of the Molucca Isles..
Diallyl :: Diallyl (n.) A volatile, pungent, liquid hydrocarbon, C6H10, consisting of two allyl radicals, and belonging to the acetylene series..
Pungent :: Pungent (v. t.) Sharply painful; penetrating; poignant; severe; caustic; stinging.
Peppering :: Peppering (a.) Hot; pungent; peppery.
Aromatic :: Aromatic (n.) A plant, drug, or medicine, characterized by a fragrant smell, and usually by a warm, pungent taste, as ginger, cinnamon, spices..
Nosesmart :: Nosesmart (n.) A kind of cress, a pungent cruciferous plant, including several species of the genus Nasturtium..
Allspice :: Allspice (n.) The berry of the pimento (Eugenia pimenta), a tree of the West Indies; a spice of a mildly pungent taste, and agreeably aromatic; Jamaica pepper; pimento. It has been supposed to combine the flavor of cinnamon, nutmegs, and cloves; and hence the name. The name is also given to other aromatic shrubs; as, the Carolina allspice (Calycanthus floridus); wild allspice (Lindera benzoin), called also spicebush, spicewood, and feverbush..
Nasturtium :: Nasturtium (n.) A genus of cruciferous plants, having white or yellowish flowers, including several species of cress. They are found chiefly in wet or damp grounds, and have a pungent biting taste..
Piquant :: Piquant (a.) Stimulating to the taste; giving zest; tart; sharp; pungent; as, a piquant anecdote..
Smart :: Smart (v. i.) To feel a pungent pain of mind; to feel sharp pain or grief; to suffer; to feel the sting of evil.
Musty :: Musty (n.) Having the rank, pungent, offencive odor and taste which substances of organic origin acquire during warm, moist weather; foul or sour and fetid; moldy; as, musty corn; musty books..
Smart :: Smart (v. i.) Causing a smart; pungent; pricking; as, a smart stroke or taste..
Pepper :: Pepper (n.) A well-known, pungently aromatic condiment, the dried berry, either whole or powdered, of the Piper nigrum..
Salt :: Salt (n.) Fig.: Bitter; sharp; pungent.
Rappee :: Rappee (v.) A pungent kind of snuff made from the darker and ranker kinds of tobacco leaves.
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