patchouli

en-noun

patchouli (countable and uncountable, plural patchoulis)

From Tamil பச்சை (paccai, “green”) + இலை (ilai, “leaf”).

Any of several East Indian plants in the genus Pogostemon, especially Pogostemon cablin, which yield a highly fragrant oil.

Well she looks at you so coolly / And her eyes shine like the moon in the sea / She comes in incense and patchouli

1976, Peter Wood, Al Stewart (lyrics and music), “Year of the Cat”, in Year of the Cat:

The oil or perfume made from these plants.

patsuli

the oil or perfume made from these plants


cologne

cologne (usually uncountable, plural colognes)

Short for eau de Cologne (French Eau de Cologne), the name given to the original product in 1709. The success of the original Eau de Cologne inspired many imitators and it has become a genericized trademark. See Cologne.

គន្ធរស

kŏənthĕəʼrŭəh

You stink of too much cologne.

He wore some aftershave or cologne that gave him a heavy, nasty, sweet scent.

1998, Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Talents, HEADLINE PUBLISHING GROUP (2019), page 95:

A type of perfume consisting of 2-5% essential oils, 70-90% alcohol and water.


attar of roses

a perfume made from an essential oil extracted from rose flowers


jasmine

jasmine (countable and uncountable, plural jasmines)

Etymology tree
Middle Persian yʾsmn'
Classical Persian یَاسَمِین (yāsamīn)bor.
Arabic يَاسَمِين (yāsamīn)bor.
French jasminbor.
English jasmine
Borrowed from French jasmin, from Arabic يَاسَمِين (yāsamīn).

etymon

National Museum of Singapore
William Farquhar
jasmine

Italian jasmine

Chrysojasminum humile, syn. Jasminum humile


nard

en-noun

nard (countable and uncountable, plural nards)

From Middle English narde, from Old French narde, Latin nardus, from Ancient Greek νάρδος (nárdos), from Phoenician [Term?], Sanskrit नलद (nálada, “Indian narde”). Doublet of nardus.

Nardostachys jatamansi
Nardostachys jatamansi#Translingual

A flowering plant of species Nardostachys jatamansi, in the valerian family, that grows in the Himalayas and is used as a perfume, an incense, a sedative, and an herbal medicine.

American spikenard (Aralia racemosa), a North American perennial herb with an aromatic root.


vetiver

vetiver (countable and uncountable, plural vetivers)

From French vétyver (older spelling) or vétiver, from Tamil வெட்டிவேர் (veṭṭivēr).

der

Tamil வெட்டிவேர் (veṭṭivēr)


palmarosa

en-noun

palmarosa (countable and uncountable, plural palmarosas)

(uncountable) Essential oil obtained from this plant, used in perfume.


champac

From Sanskrit चम्पक (campaka). Compare with Hindi चंपक (campak).

And now, as to that blossomy peach-scent--even while some floes were yet around me--I was just like some fantastic mariner, who, having set out to search for Eden and the Blessed Islands, finds them, and balmy gales from their gardens come out, while he is yet afar, to meet him with their perfumes of almond and champac, cornel and jasmin and lotus.

The bamboo boughs that sway and swing / 'Neath bulbuls as the south wind blows, / The mango-tope, a close dark ring, / Home of the rooks and clamorous crows, / The champac, bok, and South-sea pine, / The nagessur with pendant flowers / Like ear-rings--and the forest vine / That clinging over all, embowers […]

1900, Epiphanius Wilson, Hindu Literature:

There were magnolias, shaddocks, hibiscus, the almost too fragrant yellow-flowered champac, sacred to Hindoo mythology; nutmeg and cinnamon trees, tea and coffee, and every other conceivable plant and tree, growing in the wildest luxuriance.

1881, Annie Allnut Brassey, A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam':

From the wood of the champac the images of Buddha are carved for the temples.

1860, James Emerson Tennent, Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and:

Magnolia champaca
Magnolia champaca#Translingual

A type of Asian tree with fragrant blossoms, Magnolia champaca


lavender water

lavender water (countable and uncountable, plural lavender waters)

1771, Elizabeth Griffith, The History of Lady Barton, London: T. Davies & T. Cadell, Volume 3, Letter 59, p. 30,
When I had recovered my reason, I had the happiness of finding my brother and Delia sitting by me, and my champion kneeling before me, and pouring lavender water on my hands and face, with a look of such tender solicitude, as if his life depended upon mine.

[…] as they perceived some more signs of life than were at first apparent, a young Englishman poured down his throat the greatest part of a bottle of lavender-water, which he happened to have in his pocket. The effects of such a stimulus, applied to a stomach accustomed to nothing stronger than water, were instantaneous and powerful.

1808 April, Sydney Smith, “Indian Missions”, in The Edinburgh Review, volume 12, number 23, page 175:

The first thing I met was a regiment of the vilest odors that ever assaulted the human nose, and took it by storm. Cologne, with its seven and seventy evil savors, was a posy-bed to it; and the worst of this affliction was, every one had assured me that it was a chronic weakness of all hospitals, and I must bear it. I did, armed with lavender water, with which I so besprinkled myself and premises, that, like my friend, Sairy, I was soon known among my patients as "the nurse with the bottle."

1863 May 22 – 1863 June 26, L[ouisa] M[ay] Alcott, “A Day”, in Hospital Sketches, Boston, Mass.: James Redpath, […], published August 1863, →OCLC, page 33:

The tide of her curiosity was running strongly when, at long last, she entered the blue room. It was a huge, handsome apartment, furnished with a massive mahogany suite, made sombre by reason of the prevailing dark blue colour of the walls, carpet and curtains. A dull red fire glowed in the steel grate. Although its closeness was mitigated with lavender-water, the atmosphere smelt faintly of rotten apples.

1933, Ethel Lina White, chapter 5, in Some Must Watch:

A perfume composed of alcohol, essential oil of lavender, essential oil of bergamot, and essence of ambergris.


rosha grass

rosha grass (usually uncountable, plural rosha grasses)

I believe that attention paid to the cultivation of Rosha grass would prove remunerative — there are many of these articles of minor forest produce, only awaiting exploitation: the gradual increase in the use of the bark of the "tarwad" (Cassia auriculata) is a case in point.

1889, The Indian Forester, volume 15, page 379:

A rose-scented grass used in perfume, Cymbopogon martinii


Florida water

Florida water (countable and uncountable, plural Florida waters)

A type of eau de Cologne with a sweet citrusy scent, originating in the United States.


xylene musk

xylene musk (countable and uncountable, plural xylene musks)

(organic chemistry) Synonym of musk xylene


musk xylene

musk xylene (countable and uncountable, plural musk xylenes)

(organic chemistry) A synthetic musk fragrance, 1-tert-Butyl-3,5-dimethyl-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene.