Patchouli
Patchouli , noun
[CF. French patchouli; prob. of East Indian origin.]
1.
(Botany) 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.
2.
The heavy perfume made from the patchouli plant.
Collocations (1)
Patchouly camphor (Chemistry) , a substance homologous with and resembling borneol, found in patchouly oil.
Also: Patchouly