patchouli
patchouli · patchoulis
пачулі
Any of several East Indian plants in the genus Pogostemon, especially Pogostemon…Any of several East Indian plants in the genus Pogostemon, especially Pogostemon cablin, which yield a highly fragrant oil.
US/pəˈt͡ʃuli/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Any of several East Indian plants in the genus Pogostemon, especially Pogostemon cablin, which yield a highly fragrant oil.
пачу́ліpačúli
small East Indian shrubby mint; fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes
(countable, uncountable)The oil or perfume made from these plants.
пачу́ліpačúli
a heavy perfume made from the patchouli plant
Translations
5 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
any of several East Indian plants:
Origin
Borrowed from Tamil பச்சுளி (paccuḷi).Borrowed from Tamil பச்சுளி (paccuḷi).
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Forms
plural: patchoulisSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- a heavy perfume made from the patchouli plant:patchoulypachouli
- small East Indian shrubby mint; fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes:patchoulypachouliPogostemon cablin
Word family
3 related wordsRelatedmintB2
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable