Meaning of PATCHOULI
| Pronunciation: | | 'pachûlee
|
 WordNet Dictionary |
| |
| | Definition: | |
- [n] a heavy perfume made from the patchouli plant
- [n] small East Indian shrubby mint; fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes
|
| |
| | Sponsored Links: | |
|
| |
| | Synonyms: | | pachouli, pachouli, patchouly, patchouly, Pogostemon cablin |
| |
| | See Also: | | bush, essence, genus Pogostemon, perfume, Pogostemon, shrub | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
| |
| | 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.
|
| |
|
|