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ILANG-ILANG
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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:
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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