Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 10 months agoWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?3043606
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Show ContentJordan117@lemmy.worldEnglish771·10 months agoPetrichor: The smell of rain on dry ground. One of those things everybody knows about but lacks a word for.
Show Content2001aCentenaryofFederation@fedia.io51·10 months agoI learned about this in Amsterdam’s Groote Museum today, huh
Show Contentbuddascrayon@lemmy.world2·10 months agoIt’s funny, literally every Doctor Who fan knows this word and what it means thanks to Neil Gaiman.
Petrichor: The smell of rain on dry ground. One of those things everybody knows about but lacks a word for.
Apparently Streptomyces are the cause.
I learned about this in Amsterdam’s Groote Museum today, huh
It’s funny, literally every Doctor Who fan knows this word and what it means thanks to Neil Gaiman.