The generic name is derived from the Arabic word qahr al-luhum, meaning "wound in the flesh" or "abscess," referring the floral odour.

It has a strong fruity or floral odor and is used in flavors and perfume.

It is a white solid with an intensely sweet floral odor.

It was very faint, of course, since everyone knew that strong floral odors blunted the tongue.

Styrene is an oily organic liquid with an aromatic, almost floral odor.

It has a floral odor commonly described as being similar to that of vanillin and cherry.

Phenethyl alcohol is an alcohol with a pleasant floral odor.

It is a colorless oily liquid with a slight floral odor.

This oil lends a strong, unmistakable floral odor even to well seasoned wood and occasionally stains the hands with prolonged exposure.

And There was that floral odor.