Green

On record here, the word is carried by Vent Vert, Miss Dior. Each carrier says who uses the word and on what evidence: a source, the trade’s convention or the house’s own reading.

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Term

green

perfumery convention

the trade’s shared vocabulary; no single source

the trade’s shared vocabulary; the word as the records and sources use it

confidence B

Family

green

perfumery convention

Classification of 1. top notes: a) citrus, b) aldehydic, c) fruity, d) green and e) herbaceous/herbal, 2. heart notes: a) floral light, b) floral green, c) floral fresh, d), floral fruity, e) floral heavy and f) floral woody and 3. bottom notes: a) aromatic, b) balsamic, c) moss/leather/animalic, d) musk, e) amber and f) wood.

ISO-2 · Stepanyuk A, Kirschning A · read 2026-09-30

the family name as the published classification the review gives (top, heart and bottom notes) spells it

confidence B

Definition

The smell of cut leaves, stems and grass: sappy, sharp and vegetal.

house interpretation

the house’s own reading, labelled as such

the house’s own definition, written for this vocabulary

confidence C

Also written

Vert

as used

the house’s own reading, labelled as such

the words the carriers below use for this term; each carrier names its own source

confidence B

Carried by

• Vent Vert (Balmain, 1947) (as used: “Vert”)
  documented

  Vent Vert BALMAIN 1947 EXT Floral Vert Germaine Cellier

  OSMO-1 · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums · read 2026-09-30

  the Osmothèque’s family and sub-family for this fragrance: a classification (a perfumery convention), not a measurement of its smell

  confidence A

• Miss Dior (Dior, 1947) (as used: “Vert”)
  documented

  Miss Dior (1947) DIOR 1947 EDT Chypré Vert Paul Vacher Jean Carles

  OSMO-1 · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums · read 2026-09-30

  the Osmothèque’s family and sub-family for this fragrance: a classification (a perfumery convention), not a measurement of its smell

  confidence A

Related terms

• camphoraceous

Sources

1. ISO-2 · Stepanyuk A, Kirschning A. Synthetic terpenoids in the world of fragrances: Iso E Super® is the showcase. Beilstein J Org Chem. 2019;15:2590–2602. doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.15.252 · read 2026-09-30 · CC BY 4.0
2. OSMO-1 · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums. Collection Osmothèque, juin 2015 (PDF list: name, house, launch year, concentration, family, sub-family, perfumers). www.osmotheque.fr/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Col… · read 2026-09-30 · no reuse licence stated; quoted row by row, not filed

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this record as data: /data/descriptor/green.json · version 1 · updated 2026-09-30 · confidence B