Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Aromatic \Ar`o*mat"ic\, Aromatical \Ar`o*mat"ic*al\, a. [L.
   aromaticus, Gr. ?: cf. F. aromatique. See {Aroma}.]
   Pertaining to, or containing, aroma; fragrant; spicy;
   strong-scented; odoriferous; as, aromatic balsam.

Aromatic \Ar`o*mat"ic\ ([a^]r`[-o]*m[a^]t"[i^]k), n.
   A plant, drug, or medicine, characterized by a fragrant
   smell, and usually by a warm, pungent taste, as ginger,
   cinnamon, spices.

Source : WordNet®

aromatic
     adj 1: (chemistry) of or relating to or containing one or more
            benzene rings; "an aromatic organic compound"
     2: having a strong distinctive fragrance; "the pine woods were
        more redolent"- Jean Stafford [syn: {redolent}]