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Definition of patchouli noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

patchouli

noun

/pəˈtʃuːli/,

/ˈpætʃʊli/

/pəˈtʃuːli/

[uncountable]

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a perfume made with oil from the leaves of a South-East Asian bush
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Tamil pacc̣uli.

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