neroli oil

[ner-uh-lee, neer-]

noun

1. a brown essential oil derived from the flowers of the orange tree, Citrus aurantium, used in the manufacture of perfumes.

neroli oil

/ ˈnɪərəlɪ /

noun

1. a brown oil distilled from the flowers of various orange trees, esp the Seville orange: used in perfumery

Word History and Origins

Origin of neroli oil¹

1720–30; < French néroli < Italian neroli, after Anne-Marie de la Tremouille de Noirmontier, Princess of Nerola, who is said to have discovered it circa 1670

Word History and Origins

Origin of neroli oil¹

C17: named after Anne Marie de la Tremoïlle of Neroli, French-born Italian princess believed to have discovered it

Example Sentences

Honey — once Anne’s sister-in-law and now her wife — massages Gazala’s thin feet with neroli oil.

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