Patchouli

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  • noun. A small southeast Asian shrub (Pogostemon cablin) in the mint family, having leaves that yield a fragrant oil used in the manufacture of perfumes.
  • noun. A perfume made from the oil of this plant.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. An East Indian odoriferous plant, Pogostemon Patchouli, of the mint family.
  • noun. The perfume itself.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A small shrubby mintlike plant (Pogostemon cablin syn. Pogostemon Patchouli) of the East Indies, yielding an essential oil from which a highly valued perfume is made.
  • noun. The heavy perfume made from the patchouli plant.
  • noun. a substance homologous with and resembling borneol, found in patchouly oil.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Any of several East Indian menthaceous plants which yield a highly fragrant oil.
  • noun. The oil or perfume made from these plants.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. small East Indian shrubby mint; fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes
  • noun. a heavy perfume made from the patchouli plant
    • Word Usage
    "But ‘make love’ does call to mind middle-aged hippy men drenched in patchouli, so yeah: UCK."
    Equivalent
    patchouly  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    bush  essence  perfume  shrub  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    aloes  ambergris  aromatics  balsams  beeswax  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    pachouli  pogostemon cablin  
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