patchouli

/pach-oo-lee, puh-choo-lee/US // ˈpætʃ ʊ li, pəˈtʃu li //UK // (ˈpætʃʊlɪ, pəˈtʃuːlɪ) //

广藿香,藿香正气水,藿香正气液,藿香正气丸

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a plant, Pogostemon cablin, of tropical Asia, that yields a fragrant oil used in the manufacture of perfumes.
- : a penetrating perfume made from this oil.

I can almost smell the patchouli of his beard oil—which he leaves at my apartment every other week—through the door.
I could smell the patchouli oil he was wearing as well as the incense that was burning in the studio.
An unnatural, degenerate garden, where the trees carry marrons glacs and the flowers are scented with patchouli.
She filled the hall with her patchouli and shrill vivacity, and presently was gone.
The air was hot; the odour of patchouli mingled with the stench of stale garments and the reek of alcohol.
Pointing to Thomas, she sobbed into a purple silk handkerchief that smelled not faintly of patchouli.
The first thing that struck him on entering was the scent of patchouli, always distasteful to him.