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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Pa·tchou·li, Pa·tchou·ly  n.
 1. Bot. A small shrubby mintlike plant (Pogostemon cablin syn. Pogostemon Patchouli) of the East Indies, yielding an essential oil from which a highly valued perfume is made.
 Syn: -- pachouli, Pogostemon cablin.
 2. The heavy perfume made from the patchouli plant.
 Patchouly camphor Chem., a substance homologous with and resembling borneol, found in patchouly oil.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 Pogostemon cablin
      n : small East Indian shrubby mint; fragrant oil from its leaves
          is used in perfumes [syn: patchouli, patchouly, pachouli]