noun
genus of Asiatic shrubs or trees whose leaves yield a fragrant oil
• Syn: ↑genus Pogostemon
• Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Labiatae, ↑family Labiatae, ↑Lamiaceae, ↑family Lamiaceae, ↑mint family
• Member Meronyms: ↑patchouli, ↑patchouly, ↑pachouli, ↑Pogostemon cablin
Useful english dictionary. 2012.