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means A fragrant mixture of dried flowers and spices kept around for scent — or, more loosely, any miscellaneous mix of unrelated things.

from From French pot pourri, literally 'rotten pot.' It originally named a dish — a stew of various meats and vegetables simmered slowly together, pourri coming from pourrir, 'to rot' or 'decompose.' The word jumped from kitchen to boudoir when the same idea — a jumble of things left to mellow together in a container — got applied to jars of decaying, perfumed petals. The 'rotten' sense faded in English, leaving just the pleasant jumble behind.