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ILANG-ILANG

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Evergreen Asian tree with aromatic greenish-yellow flowers yielding a volatile oil; widely grown in the tropics as an ornamental

Synonyms:

Cananga odorata; ilang-ilang; ylang-ylang

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("ilang-ilang" is a kind of...):

angiospermous tree; flowering tree (any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary)

Holonyms ("ilang-ilang" is a member of...):

Cananga; Canangium; genus Cananga; genus Canangium (a genus of Malayan tree)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Oil distilled from flowers of the ilang-ilang tree; used in perfumery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("ilang-ilang" is a kind of...):

essential oil; volatile oil (an oil having the odor or flavor of the plant from which it comes; used in perfume and flavorings)

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