• (n.) The perfume made from this plant. • (n.) A mintlike plant (Pogostemon Patchouli) of the East Indies, yielding an essential oil from which a highly valued perfume is made. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/patchouly/
1. <botany> 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. ... <chemistry> Patchouly camphor, a substance homologous with and resembling borneol, found in patchouly oil. ... Origin: CF. F. Patchouli; prob. Of East ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973