- patchouli
- also patchouly noun Etymology: Tamil paccuḷi Date: 1845 a heavy perfume made from the fragrant essential oil of a southeast Asian mint (Pogostemon cablin); also the plant itself
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patchouli — [ patʃuli ] n. m. • patchaily 1826; du tamoul patch « vert » et ilai « feuille »; cf. angl. patchleaf ♦ Plante (labiacées) des régions tropicales qui fournit une essence très parfumée. ♢ Parfum (souvent ordinaire) extrait de cette plante. «… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Patchouli — Pa*tchou li, Patchouly Pa*tchou ly, n. [CF. F. patchouli; prob. of East Indian origin.] 1. (Bot.) A mintlike plant ({Pogostemon Patchouli}) of the East Indies, yielding an essential oil from which a highly valued perfume is made. [1913 Webster] 2 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Patchouli — (Patschuli), s. Pogostemon … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Patchouli — (patschuli), ein aus dem starkriechenden Kraute Plectranthus graveolens bereitetes Parfüm … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
patchouli — → pachulí o pachuli … Diccionario panhispánico de dudas
patchouli — (n.) perfume made from an Indian plant of the mint family, 1845, from the native name for the plant in Madras, said to be from Tamil pachchai green + ilai leaf. The form of the word appears French, but this has not been explained and the record… … Etymology dictionary
patchouli — or patchouly [pach′oo lē, pe cho͞o′lē] n. [Fr, altered < E patch leaf, part transl. of Tamil paccili, lit., green leaf < paccu, green + ilai, a leaf] 1. an East Indian mint (Pogostemon cablin) that yields a heavy, dark brown, fragrant oil 2 … English World dictionary
Patchouli — Pogostemon cablin … Wikipédia en Français
Patchouli — Taxobox name = Patchouli image width = 240px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Lamiales familia = Lamiaceae genus = Pogostemon species = P. cablin binomial = Pogostemon cablin binomial authority =… … Wikipedia
patchouli — indinis pačiulis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Notrelinių šeimos vaistinis augalas (Pogostemon heyneanus), paplitęs pietryčių Azijoje. Iš jo gaunamas eterinis aliejus. atitikmenys: lot. Pogostemon heyneanus angl. false patchouli; Indian… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
PATCHOULI — n. m. Nom d’une plante de l’Inde, remarquable par son odeur aromatique. Pastilles de patchouli. Il désigne, par extension, le Parfum extrait de cette plante. Se parfumer au patchouli. Un savon au patchouli … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)
