Definitions for: Patchouli

[n] a heavy perfume made from the patchouli plant
[n] small East Indian shrubby mint; fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes

Webster (1913) Definition: Pa*tchou"li, Patchouly Pa*tchou"ly, n. [CF. F.
patchouli; prob. of East Indian origin.]
1. (Bot.) 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.

Synonyms: pachouli, pachouli, patchouly, patchouly, Pogostemon cablin

See Also: bush, essence, genus Pogostemon, perfume, Pogostemon, shrub

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