ylang-ylang

3 definitions found

ylang-ylang - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.]
     [1913 Webster]

  Ylang-ylang \Y*lang`-y*lang"\, n.
     See Ihlang-ihlang.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

ylang-ylang - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

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