patchouli

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun small East Indian shrubby mint; fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes
noun a heavy perfume made from the patchouli plant

From Tamil பச்சுளி (paccuḷi).

Never now--the Doctor might depend upon that, she assured him, drying her swollen eyes with a cheap lace-edged handkerchief loaded with patchouli. — The Dop Doctor, Richard Dehan
Most places that have lost the smell of earth but not yet acquired the smell of patchouli--or of factory-smoke--are just as suspicious and righteous. — Main Street, Sinclair Lewis
The little dark hall of the flat was impregnated with a disagreeable odour of patchouli, and on a bench against the wall—its only furniture—he saw a figure sitting. — The Forsyte Saga - Complete, John Galsworthy

patchouly, pachouli, Pogostemon cablin

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