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fougère

  • /fuːˈʒɛə(ɹ)/

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

noun fougères · fougere

  1. countable, uncountable One of the main olfactive families of perfumes, based on the compound coumarin; (countable) a perfume of that family. Fougères are built on an accord between lavender and coumarin, with every conceivable variation and elaboration.

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"fougère." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/foug%C3%A8re. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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fougère. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/foug%C3%A8re

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"fougère." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/foug%C3%A8re.

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@misc{fouge_re_2026,
  title = {fougère},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/foug%C3%A8re},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}