#aroma

• Aromatherapy — A branch of alternative medicine and phytotherapy that utilizes volatile essential oils concentrated and extracted from aromatic plants, flowers, or roots to improve physical, mental, and emotional well-being, primarily through inhalation or topical massage.
• To flavor — A regional form or local dialectal variant used for the verb 'aroma' (to flavor/scent); to give a pleasant smell, to perfume, or to spice a dish with herbs to enhance its flavor. As a reflexive verb, the term can describe the action of a space, a room, or a food preparation becoming filled with an inviting and strong fragrance.
• Aromanian — A rare historical and ethnographic term, traditionally used as an exonym or regional self-designation to identify members of a specific ethnic community or speakers of an isolated Aromanian dialect in the Balkan space, making direct reference to the lexical root designating Aromanian identity. In comparative linguistics studies, this archaic term reflects local phonetic features of preserving Eastern Latinity and how pastoral communities defined their cultural belonging in relation to majority populations.
• Chervil — A regional and popular variant for chervil (Anthriscus cerefolium), an annual herbaceous plant in the Apiaceae family, with finely divided aromatic leaves and small white flowers. Cultivated or found wild, it is used in traditional cuisine and folk medicine due to its digestive properties and its characteristic, slightly sweet aroma reminiscent of anise and parsley.
• Chervil — A derived regional form for chervil (Anthriscus cerefolium), an aromatic plant in the umbellifer family, with light green curly leaves and an intense fragrance. It is used in villages within certain ethnographic zones as a healing herb or greens for flavoring spring dishes, valued for its tonic, diuretic qualities and its fine, slightly minty taste.
• Chervil — An annual herbaceous plant of the umbellifer family, with finely divided, aromatic leaves and small white flowers, cultivated as a culinary herb or medicinal plant; it is frequently used in traditional and European cuisine to provide a fresh, slightly sweet and anise-like note to soups, salads, or fine sauces.
• Chervil — An alternative and highly widespread phonetic variant of the word 'asmațuc' or 'hasmațuchi' (Anthriscus cerefolium); it designates the same aromatic plant from the Apiaceae family. This lexical form is currently used in agronomy treatises, traditional markets, and recipe books across various regions of Romania to name this spring herb.
• Chervil — An annual herbaceous plant in the umbellifer family (Anthriscus cerefolium), with finely divided, aromatic leaves and small white flowers; it is widely cultivated as a culinary herb due to its refined, slightly sweet flavor reminiscent of anise and parsley, and is also used in folk medicine for its depurative and diuretic properties.
• Chervil — An alternative and widespread phonetic form for chervil (Anthriscus cerefolium), an annual herbaceous plant in the umbellifer family, remarkable for its fine, intensely branched, and highly aromatic leaves. It is frequently used as a culinary seasoning in soups, sauces, and salads due to its refined taste combining subtle hints of parsley and anise, while also possessing recognized diuretic and depurative properties in empirical medicine.
• Chervil — A regional and archaic phonetic variant of the word 'asmățui' or 'asmațuc' (Anthriscus cerefolium), designating a highly aromatic annual plant of the umbellifer family. It is found in popular dialects within certain rural areas of Romania, recognized for its fine leaves used for therapeutic purposes or for seasoning dishes specific to spring holidays.
• Wild chervil — A common name for several plant species in the Apiaceae family (such as Anthriscus sylvestris or Chaerophyllum temulum) that grow freely in nature; although it strikingly resembles the chervil used as a seasoning, it has a much stronger taste and rougher leaves. Some varieties can be toxic, which is why gathering it from wild flora requires a very rigorous botanical identification.
• Aspropotamos — The complete and official Greek form of the hydronym Aspropotamos (The Great White River); currently used also to denote a former municipality, now a mountainous municipal unit in the Trikala regional unit, Thessaly region, Greece. The area is famous for its traditional stone villages, virgin fir forests, and well-preserved Aromanian (Vlach) cultural heritage.
• Chervil — An annual herbaceous plant in the apiaceae (umbelliferae) family, with a straight, branched stem, finely divided aromatic leaves, and small white flowers, cultivated as a culinary herb and medicinal plant; Garden chervil. In gastronomy, it is prized for its subtle aromatic properties, reminiscent of a delicate blend of parsley and aniseed, frequently used in fine dining to enhance sauces, fish, and vegetable dishes.
• Avdela — A famous mountainous village and municipality located in the Grevena regional unit, West Macedonia, Greece; it is historically recognized as a cultural hub of utmost importance for the Aromanian community in the Balkans and the birthplace of the Manakia brothers (Milton and Yanaki), pioneers of cinematography in the Balkan region. The settlement is situated at a high altitude in the Pindus Mountains, marked by unique pastoral traditions and spectacular alpine landscapes.
• Avdhela — An alternative graphic or phonetic variant for Avdela, a famous mountainous village located in the Grevena regional unit of the West Macedonia region, Greece. This spelling reflects a more faithful transcription of the local pronunciation in the Aromanian dialect or variants found in historical Balkan documents, while maintaining its cultural significance as a historical hub for Pindus Aromanians and the birthplace of the Manakia brothers.
• Azine — A heterocyclic organic chemical compound containing one or more nitrogen atoms within a six-membered structural ring (such as pyridine); also, a generic term used to designate derivatives resulting from the condensation of hydrazine with two molecules of a carbonyl compound (aldehydes or ketones).
• Azobenzene — A crystalline, orange-yellow organic chemical compound with the molecular formula C12H10N2, consisting of two benzene rings linked by an azo group (-N=N-); it is the simplest azoromatic compound and serves as a core substance in the manufacturing of azo dyes and in the study of photoisomerization.
• Azo derivative — A synthetic organic compound derived from a hydrocarbon by replacing hydrogen atoms with the azo functional group (-N=N-), directly bonded to two aromatic or aliphatic organic radicals; these compounds are intensely colored and form the basis for manufacturing most industrial dyes.
• Star anise — An alternative name for badian or star anise (Illicium verum), specifically referring to the exotic plant or the dried vegetal product used for therapeutic purposes. Due to its high anethole content, it is used in phytotherapy as a digestive stimulant, carminative, and expectorant, while also being a valued aromatic ingredient in distilleries and confectionery.
• Baeckea genus — A genus of herbaceous plants or shrubs in the family Myrtaceae, primarily native to Australia and Southeast Asia. These plants are characterized by small, opposite, often aromatic leaves, and solitary or grouped flowers, usually white or pink, with a tubular calyx and few stamens.