01 n. A small shrubby mintlike plant (Pogostemon cablin syn. Pogostemon Patchouli) of the East Indies, yielding an essential oil from which a hig…
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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.(Bot.)
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The heavy perfume made from the patchouli plant.
Phrases & compounds
Patchouly camphor —
a substance homologous with and resembling borneol, found in patchouly oil.
Syn.
pachouli, Pogostemon cablin.