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PATCHOULI
patchouli, patchouly, pachouli
(noun) a heavy perfume made from the patchouli plant
patchouli, patchouly, pachouli, Pogostemon cablin
(noun) small East Indian shrubby mint; fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
patchouli (countable and uncountable, plural patchoulis)
Any of several East Indian plants in the genus Pogostemon, especially Pogostemon cablin, which yield a highly fragrant oil.
The oil or perfume made from these plants.
Source: Wiktionary
Pa*tchou"li, Pa*tchou"ly, n. Etym: [CF. F. patchouli; prob. of East Indian origin.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: A mintlike plant (Pogostemon Patchouli) of the East Indies, yielding an essential oil from which a highly valued perfume is made.
2. The perfume made from this plant. Patchouly camphor (Chem.), a substance homologous with and resembling borneol, found in patchouly oil.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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