patchouli vs essence

patchouli and essence both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
patchouli	Yes	No	No	No
essence	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, essence is a hypernym of patchouli; that is, essence is a word with a broader meaning than patchouli:

Other hypernyms of patchouli include perfume.

patchouli (noun)	essence (noun)
a heavy perfume made from the patchouli plant	a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor
small East Indian shrubby mint; fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes	the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
	the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
	any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted