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Originally Posted by irmamar

Thank you.

But why 'macerated'? Couldn't I use macerate, as a substantive. If I say pot marigold macerated, it seems that I'm going to use the plant, but I'm going to use the oil. I throw the plants away.

We say 'infusión' when water is used, not with oil.

Wordreference.com shows two nouns derived from the verb: maceration (the result of macerating something), and macerator (something/someone that macerates).