underscent

== English == === Etymology === From under- +‎ scent. === Pronunciation === === Noun === underscent (plural underscents) A scent that is perceptible but less prominent than other scents in a particular environment. Coordinate term: overscent 1902, Marie Corelli, “Temporal Power”: A Study in Supremacy, London: Methuen, Chapter 18, p. 256,[1] The under-scent of hidden violets among moss flowed potently upon the quiet air, mingled with strong pine-odours and the salt breath of the gently heaving sea,