patch·ou·li 
(pə-chlē, păch-lē)
(pə-chlē, păch-lē)n. pl. patch·ou·lis
1. A small southeast Asian shrub (Pogostemon cablin) in the mint family, having leaves that yield a fragrant oil used in the manufacture of perfumes.
2. A perfume made from the oil of this plant.
[French, probably ultimately from a Dravidian word compounded from elements akin to Tamil paccai, green, or paccai, fragrant, fragrant plant, and ilai, leaf.]
- Indo-European root: kob-
- Indo-European root: kom
- Indo-European root: konk-
- Indo-European root: koro-
- Indo-European root: kost-
- Indo-European root: kous-
- Indo-European root: krei-
- Indo-European root: kreus-
- Indo-European root: kreuə-
- Indo-European root: ksun
- Indo-European root: kwe
- Indo-European root: kwei-
- Indo-European root: kwei-
- Indo-European root: kweit-
- Indo-European root: kweiə-
- Indo-European root: kwel-
- Indo-European root: kwel-
- Indo-European root: kwen-
- Indo-European root: kwent(h)-
- Indo-European root: kwer-
- Indo-European root: kwes-
- Indo-European root: kwetwer-
- Indo-European root: kwo-
- Indo-European root: kwon-
- Indo-European root: kwrep-