PATCHOULI

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does patchouli mean? 

• PATCHOULI (noun)
  The noun PATCHOULI 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: PATCHOULI used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PATCHOULI (noun)

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 ("patchouli" is a kind of...):

bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)

Holonyms ("patchouli" 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 ("patchouli" is a kind of...):

essence; perfume (a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor)

 Context examples 

Patchouli oil is used primarily in parfumery and other aromatic applications.

(Patchouli Oil, NCI Thesaurus)