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PACHOULI
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pachouli mean?
• PACHOULI (noun)
The noun PACHOULI has 2 senses:
1. small East Indian shrubby mint; fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes
2. a heavy perfume made from the patchouli plant
Familiarity information: PACHOULI used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small East Indian shrubby mint; fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
pachouli; patchouli; patchouly; Pogostemon cablin
Hypernyms ("pachouli" is a kind of...):
bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)
Holonyms ("pachouli" is a member of...):
genus Pogostemon; Pogostemon (genus of Asiatic shrubs or trees whose leaves yield a fragrant oil)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A heavy perfume made from the patchouli plant
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
pachouli; patchouli; patchouly
Hypernyms ("pachouli" is a kind of...):
essence; perfume (a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor)
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