Patchouli Definition

pə-cho͝olē, păcho͝o-lē
noun
An East Indian mint (Pogostemon cablin) that yields a heavy, dark-brown, fragrant oil.
Webster's New World
A perfume made from this oil.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • Pogostemon cablin
  • pachouli
  • patchouly

Origin of Patchouli

  • From Tamil pachchai பச்சை (green), and ellai இலை (leaf).

    From Wiktionary

  • Tamil paccuḷi

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Patchouli Sentence Examples

  • The incense sticks and pastils known all over India under the names of ud-buti (" benzoin-light") or aggar-ki-buti (" wood aloes light") are composed of benzoin, wood aloes, sandalwood, rock lichen, patchouli, rose-malloes, talispat (the leaf of Flacourtia Cataphracta of Roxburgh), mastic and sugar-candy or gum.

  • Mmmm, the tempting aroma of fish & chips, the beguiling scents of incense & patchouli oil.

  • If your taste leans more towards contemporary design, you can try out Thomasville lines such as Portico, Canyon, Marrakesh, Pavilion, Patchouli, or Interlude.

  • It includes notes of dewy cassis, night blooming cereus, and patchouli.

  • Learn if they like patchouli, honeysuckle, jasmine, leather, etc. From there, you can look for perfumes with similar notes.

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Words Starting With

PPAPAT

Words Ending With

ILIULI

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