neroli oil

neroli oil
/ner"euh lee, near"-/
a brown essential oil derived from the flowers of the orange tree, Citrus aurantium, used in the manufacture of perfumes.
Also called orange flower oil.
[1720-30; < F néroli < It neroli, after Anne-Marie de la Tremouille de Noirmontier, Princess of Nerola, who is said to have discovered it ca. 1670]

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