enfleurage
/ˌɒ̃fləˈrɑːʒ
/noun [mass noun]
The extraction of essential oils and perfumes from flowers using odourless animal or vegetable fats.Essential oils are extracted from petals using "enfleurage."...
- Enfleurage has the advantage that even the most delicate components of the flower oils are preserved.
Origin
Mid 19th century: French, from enfleurer 'saturate with the perfume from flowers'.