A mixture of dried flowers and spices used to scent a room; or any miscellaneous collection of things.
From French 'pot pourri,' literally meaning 'rotten pot.' It combines 'pot' and 'pourri' (rotten/spoiled). Originally, it was a stew of mixed meats; the flower-scent meaning developed later. The name is ironic since the mixture smells pleasant.
Potpourri literally means 'rotten pot' in French—someone made a weird smell-generating stew, discovered it smelled good, and now we use that silly name for air fresheners!
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