patchouly

patch=ou=ly

WORDNET DICTIONARY

patchouly(n = noun.plant) pachouli, patchouli, pogostemon cablin - small East Indian shrubby mint; fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes;

is a member of genus pogostemon, pogostemon

is a kind of bush, shrub

patchouly(n = noun.artifact) pachouli, patchouli - a heavy perfume made from the patchouli plant;

is a kind of essence, perfume

patchouly, n. [CF. F. patchouli; prob. of East Indian origin.].

A small shrubby mintlike plant (Pogostemon cablin syn. Pogostemon Patchouli) of the East Indies, yielding an essential oil from which a highly valued perfume is made. [1913 Webster]
The heavy perfume made from the patchouli plant. [1913 Webster]

Patchouly camphor (Chem.), a substance homologous with and resembling borneol, found in patchouly oil.