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Webster 1913 Edition


Patchouly

{

Pa-tchou′li

,

Pa-tchou′ly

}
,
Noun.
[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.
2.
The heavy perfume made from the patchouli plant.
Patchouly camphor
(Chem.)
,
a substance homologous with and resembling borneol, found in patchouly oil.

Definition 2024


patchouly

patchouly

English

Noun

patchouly (uncountable)

  1. Alternative spelling of patchouli

Portuguese

Noun

patchouly m (plural patchoulys)

  1. Alternative spelling of patchuli