fougère

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One of the main olfactive families of perfumes, based on the compound coumarin; (countable) a perfume of that family.

Word forms

fougère fougères fougere

Etymology

Borrowed from French fougère (literally “fern”), from the perfume Fougère Royale (“Royal Fern”) launched in 1882 by Houbigant.

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