patchouli
Any of several East Indian plants in the genus Pogostemon, especially Pogostemon cablin, which yield a highly fragrant oil.
Noun
- Any of several East Indian plants in the genus Pogostemon, especially Pogostemon cablin, which yield a highly fragrant oil.
- The oil or perfume made from these plants.
- Well she looks at you so coolly / And her eyes shine like the moon in the sea / She comes in incense and patchouli - 1976, Peter Wood, Al Stewart, “Year of the Cat”, in Year of the Cat:
Origin
Etymology tree Tamil பச்சுளி (paccuḷi)bor. English patchouli Borrowed from Tamil பச்சுளி (paccuḷi).