HyperDic: ylang-ylang

English > 1 sense of the word *ylang-ylang*:
NOUN	plant	ylang-ylang, ilang-ilang, Cananga odorata	evergreen Asian tree with aromatic greenish-yellow flowers yielding a volatile oil

ylang-ylang > pronunciation
Sounds	yahlae'ngyahlae'ng
Rhymes	ANG ... yang: 27 rhymes with aeng...

English > *ylang-ylang*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	evergreen Asian tree with aromatic greenish-yellow flowers yielding a volatile oil; widely grown in the tropics as an ornamental.
Synonyms	ilang-ilang, 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