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POGOSTEMON CABLIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small East Indian shrubby mint; fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes
Synonyms:
pachouli; patchouli; patchouly; Pogostemon cablin
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Pogostemon cablin" is a kind of...):
bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)
Holonyms ("Pogostemon cablin" is a member of...):
genus Pogostemon; Pogostemon (genus of Asiatic shrubs or trees whose leaves yield a fragrant oil)