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单词 patch-leaf
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patch-leafn.

Forms: 1600s 1800s patch-leaf, 1800s putcha-leaf, 1800s putch-leaf.
Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Tamil, combined with an English element; modelled on a Bengali lexical item. Etymons: Tamil paccai , leaf n.1
Etymology: Apparently < Tamil paccai fragrant plant, fragrance (or an Indic loanword from this) + leaf n.1, perhaps after Bengali pacapāt ( < Tamil paccai + Bengali, Hindi, etc. pāt leaf). Compare patchouli n.
Obsolete.
A dried leaf or leaves of the patchouli plant.
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1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 209 Goods from Acheen..Patch Leaf, 1 Bahar Maunds 7 20 Sear.
1886 H. Yule & A. C. Burnell Hobson-Jobson 517/2 Patchouli, Patch-leaf, also Putch, and Putcha-leaf... The latter are trade names of the dried leaves of a labiate plant allied to mint.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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