The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #104378   Message #2922830
Posted By: Amos
07-Jun-10 - 11:15 PM
Thread Name: BS: Random Traces From All Over
Subject: RE: BS: Random Traces From All Over
Petrichor

A pleasant, distinctive smell frequently accompanying the first rain after a long period of warm, dry weather in certain regions.

Used in a sentence by the Listener in 1971:

No matter what kind of rock or earth was used, the oily essence always possessed the aroma of petrichorÑthe smell of rain falling on dry ground. (NYT)