Pronunciation: ˌ ä n - ˌ fl ə r- ' äzh
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from enfleurer to saturate with the perfume of flowers, from en- 1 en- + fleur flower, from Old French flor ― more at FLOWER
Date: 1855
: a process of extracting perfumes by exposing absorbents to the exhalations of flowers