'Pogostemon cablin' definitions:

Definition of 'Pogostemon cablin'

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

Definition of 'Pogostemon cablin'

From: GCIDE
  • pachouli \pachouli\ n. (Bot.) A small East Indian shrubby mint (Pogostemon cablin); a fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes.
  • Syn: patchouli, patchouly, Pogostemon cablin. [WordNet 1.5]

Definition of 'Pogostemon cablin'

From: GCIDE
  • pachouli \pachouli\ n. (Bot.) A small East Indian shrubby mint (Pogostemon cablin); a fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes.
  • Syn: patchouli, patchouly, Pogostemon cablin. [WordNet 1.5]

Definition of 'Pogostemon cablin'

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]