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PATCHOULY

1. A mintlike plant (Pogostemon Patchouli) of the East Indies, yielding an essential oil from which a highly valued perfume is made. 2. The perfume made from this plant. Patchouly camphor, a stuff homologous with and resembling borneol, found in patchouly oil. Origin: CF. F. Patchouli; prob. Of East Indian origin. Source: Websters Vocabulary
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