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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