ETYM French, from pot pot + pourri, p. p. of pourrir to rot, Latin putrere. Related to Olla-podrida.
(Homonym: popery) pot-pourri.
A jar of mixed flower petals and spices used as perfume.
Mixture of dried petals and spices to scent a room; miscellany of music or literature, etc.; medley.
Mixture of dried flowers and leaves—for example, rose petals, lavender, and verbena—and spices, used to scent the air.
Also a medley, anthology, or random mixture.