ylang-ylang

y·lang-y·lang or i·lang-i·lang  (läng-läng)

n.

1. A tropical Asian tree (Cananga odorata) having fragrant greenish-yellow flowers that yield an oil used in perfumery.

2. An oil or a perfume obtained from the flowers of this tree.

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[Tagalog ilang-ilang.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

ylang-ylang - evergreen Asian tree with aromatic greenish-yellow flowers yielding a volatile oil; widely grown in the tropics as an ornamental Cananga odorata, ilang-ilang Cananga, Canangium, genus Cananga, genus Canangium - a genus of Malayan tree angiospermous tree, flowering tree - any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary