| NOUN | plant | ilang-ilang | oil distilled from flowers of the ilang-ilang tree |
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| plant | ilang-ilang, ylang-ylang, Cananga odorata | evergreen Asian tree with aromatic greenish-yellow flowers yielding a volatile oil |
| Meaning | oil distilled from flowers of the ilang-ilang tree; used in perfumery. | |
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| Broader | essential oil, volatile oil | An oil having the odor or flavor of the plant from which it comes |
| Spanish | ilang-ilang | |
| Catalan | ilang-ilang | |
| 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 | ylang-ylang, Cananga odorata | |
| 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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