NOUN | plant | Cananga odorata, ilang-ilang, ylang-ylang | evergreen Asian tree with aromatic greenish-yellow flowers yielding a volatile oil |
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Meaning | evergreen Asian tree with aromatic greenish-yellow flowers yielding a volatile oil; widely grown in the tropics as an ornamental. | |
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Synonyms | ilang-ilang, ylang-ylang | |
Member of | Cananga, genus Cananga, Canangium, genus Canangium | A genus of Malayan tree |
Broader | angiospermous tree, flowering tree | Any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary |
Spanish | ylang-ylang | |
Catalan | Cananga odorata, ilang-ilang, ylang-ylang |
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