n. (Bot.) A small East Indian shrubby mint (Pogostemon cablin); a fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes. Syn. -- patchouli, patchouly, Pogostemon cablin. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
{ } n. [ CF. F. patchouli; prob. of East Indian origin. ] 1. (Bot.) 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. Syn. --pachouli, Pogostemon cablin. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. The heavy perfume made from the patchouli plant. [ 1913 Webster ]
Patchouly camphor (Chem.), a substance homologous with and resembling borneol, found in patchouly oil. [ 1913 Webster ]
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{ } n. [ CF. F. patchouli; prob. of East Indian origin. ] 1. (Bot.) 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. Syn. --pachouli, Pogostemon cablin. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. The heavy perfume made from the patchouli plant. [ 1913 Webster ]
Patchouly camphor (Chem.), a substance homologous with and resembling borneol, found in patchouly oil. [ 1913 Webster ]