patchouli
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- noun
- /pæˈtʃuːli/
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pachulí
- A strong scent of gardenia, patchouli, and jasmine invaded the house.
- patchouli oil
- patchouli scent
Examples
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- Would that be patchouli oil?
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Ambre is spicy with notes of patchouli, incense, and tonka bean.
Blog text (17) -
There are tapestries on the wall and the smell of pot and patchouli oil.
Fiction book (1991) -
I love Patchouli, vanilla and Bulgarian rose.
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Her neck now had the bitter aroma of myrrh and patchouli.
Fiction book (1994) -
I adore rose and patchouli, especially when blended together, and that dark red bottle has me even more intrigued.
Blog text (16) -
Campfire, patchouli, and a touch of something spicy she couldn't quite place; it all filled her lungs and warmed her, melting away the last.
Blog text (19) -
The smell of patchouli wafts through the air, overwhelming other scents of burning incense.
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I breathed in the last of her patchouli scent as she walked by.
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Bouquets of patchouli incense compete with India's signature odors: car exhaust and coal fires.
Synonyms
A small tropical mint plant with strong-smelling leaves used to make perfume oil
A small Indian plant with strong-smelling leaves used in perfumes
A small mint plant with fragrant leaves used to make perfume oil
Surface Forms
Etymology
Patchouli comes from Tamil words pachai 'green' and ellai 'leaf', because the plant is known for its green, strongly scented leaves. So patchouli names the small shrub whose aromatic leaves give the oil used in perfumes.