patchouli

• patchouly, pachouli

From Tamil பச்சை (paccai, “green”) + இலை (ilai, “leaf”).

• (US) IPA^(key): /pəˈt͡ʃuli/

patchouli (countable and uncountable, plural patchoulis)

1. Any of several East Indian plants in the genus Pogostemon, especially Pogostemon cablin, which yield a highly fragrant oil.
2. The oil or perfume made from these plants.
   • 1976, Peter Wood, Al Stewart (lyrics and music), “Year of the Cat”, in Year of the Cat:

     Well she looks at you so coolly / And her eyes shine like the moon in the sea / She comes in incense and patchouli

•   patchouli on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• IPA^(key): /pat.ʃu.li/

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patchouli m (uncountable)

1. patchouli (plant)
2. patchouli (oil)

• “patchouli”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

patchouli m (plural patchoulis)

1. Alternative spelling of patchuli