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PACHOULI

Dictionary entry overview: What does pachouli mean?

• PACHOULI (noun)
The noun PACHOULI has 2 senses:

1. small East Indian shrubby mint; fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes
2. a heavy perfume made from the patchouli plant

Familiarity information: PACHOULI used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• PACHOULI (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Small East Indian shrubby mint; fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

pachouli; patchouli; patchouly; Pogostemon cablin

Hypernyms ("pachouli" is a kind of...):

bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major branches)

Holonyms ("pachouli" is a member of...):

genus Pogostemon; Pogostemon (genus of Asiatic shrubs or trees whose leaves yield a fragrant oil)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A heavy perfume made from the patchouli plant

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

pachouli; patchouli; patchouly

Hypernyms ("pachouli" is a kind of...):

essence; perfume (a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor)

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