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patchouli
[ pach-oo-lee, puh-choo-lee ]
noun
- a plant, Pogostemon cablin, of tropical Asia, that yields a fragrant oil patchouli oil used in the manufacture of perfumes.
- a penetrating perfume made from this oil.
patchouli
/ ˈpætʃʊlɪ; pəˈtʃuːlɪ /
noun
- any of several Asiatic trees of the genus Pogostemon, the leaves of which yield a heavy fragrant oil: family Lamiaceae (labiates)
- the perfume made from this oil
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Origin of patchouli1
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Example Sentences
I can almost smell the patchouli of his beard oil—which he leaves at my apartment every other week—through the door.
I could smell the patchouli oil he was wearing as well as the incense that was burning in the studio.
An unnatural, degenerate garden, where the trees carry marrons glacs and the flowers are scented with patchouli.
She filled the hall with her patchouli and shrill vivacity, and presently was gone.
The air was hot; the odour of patchouli mingled with the stench of stale garments and the reek of alcohol.
Pointing to Thomas, she sobbed into a purple silk handkerchief that smelled not faintly of patchouli.
The first thing that struck him on entering was the scent of patchouli, always distasteful to him.
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