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Definition of Pachouli
1. Noun. Small East Indian shrubby mint; fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes.
Group relationships: Genus Pogostemon, Pogostemon
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
2. Noun. A heavy perfume made from the patchouli plant.
Definition of Pachouli
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of patchouli) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pachouli
1. an East Indian herb [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pachouli
Literary usage of Pachouli
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Quarterly Magazine of the Independent Order of Odd-Fellows, Manchester Unity (1858)
"The dear girl seems to seek for some time, and then she says, " One of these
gentlemen has some pachouli on him. I never can sing if there's ..."
2. American Poems (1625-1892) by Walter Cochrane Bronson (1912)
"... or, worse, of Heine's pachouli * And might it not be possible to escape them
by turning into one of our narrow New England lanes, shut in though it were ..."
3. Heat Considered as a Mode of Motion by John Tyndall (1870)
"... still the latter, thinly scattered as they are, do, in the case of pachouli,
30 times the execution of the air ; otto of roses does upwards of 36 times ..."
4. Contributions to Molecular Physics in the Domain of Radiant Heat: A Series by John Tyndall (1873)
"N»m. of Perfume " Name of Perfume pachouli . Sandal Wood . Geranium Oil of Cloves .
Otto of Roses . ..."
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