'Patchouli' definitions:

Definition of 'patchouli'

noun

Small East Indian shrubby mint; fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes [syn: patchouli, patchouly, pachouli, Pogostemon cablin]

noun

A heavy perfume made from the patchouli plant [syn: patchouli, patchouly, pachouli]

From: GCIDE

Patchouli \Pa*tchou"li\, Patchouly \Pa*tchou"ly\, n. [CF. F. patchouli; prob. of East Indian origin.]
1. (Bot.) 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.
Syn: pachouli, Pogostemon cablin. [1913 Webster]
2. The heavy perfume made from the patchouli plant. [1913 Webster]
Patchouly camphor (Chem.), a substance homologous with and resembling borneol, found in patchouly oil. [1913 Webster]