patchouli

noun

patch·ou·li pə-ˈchü-lē

also

ˈpa-chə-lē

variants or less commonly patchouly

: a heavy perfume made from the fragrant essential oil of a southeast Asian mint (Pogostemon cablin)

also : the plant itself

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The eau de parfum has a sweet, floral heart of jasmine and Tunisian orange flowers absolute, while warm, spicy base notes of vanilla bean and Indonesian patchouli tie it back to fall. —

Jenny Berg, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2024 Liberty has perfectly balanced the warm, spicy, intoxicating heart and base notes (cedarwood, myrrh, patchouli, leather and agarwood, aka oud) with the bright and sparkling. —

Esther Newman, refinery29.com, 21 Oct. 2024 Its scent is a mix of sage, patchouli, and mahogany. —

Isabel Garcia, People.com, 7 Oct. 2024 For a lot of people, the most incongruous is probably Midnights — a lot of people were confused by this ‘70s aesthetic, like this smoky, hazy, wood scratched floors and vinyl and patchouli scented air…..and then this huge kind of return to shiny pop. —

Rebecca Milzoff, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for patchouli