Ylang-ylang - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Ylang-ylang :  (noun)

1: evergreen Asian tree with aromatic greenish-yellow flowers yielding a volatile oil; widely grown in the tropics as an ornamental [syn: ilang-ilang, Cananga odorata]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Ylang-ylang : \Y*lang`-y*lang"\, n. See Ihlang-ihlang.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Ihlang-ihlang \Ih*lang`-ih*lang"\, n. [Malayan, flower of flowers.] A rich, powerful, perfume, obtained from the volatile oil of the flowers of Canada odorata, an East Indian tree. [Also written ylang-ylang.]

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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