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POGOSTEMON CABLIN

Dictionary entry overview: What does Pogostemon cablin mean?

• POGOSTEMON CABLIN (noun)
The noun POGOSTEMON CABLIN has 1 sense:

1. small East Indian shrubby mint; fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes

Familiarity information: POGOSTEMON CABLIN used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• POGOSTEMON CABLIN (noun)

Sense 1

Pogostemon cablin ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

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 ("Pogostemon cablin" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("Pogostemon cablin" is a member of...):

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

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