Definitions for ilang-ilang

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ilang-ilang i·lang-i·lang

Spelling: [ee-lahng-ee-lahng]

IPA: /ˈi lɑŋˈi lɑŋ/

Ilang-Ilang is a 11 letter English word.

You can make 145 anagrams from letters in ilang-ilang (-aaggiillnn).

Definitions for ilang-ilang

noun

1. ylang-ylang.
2. an aromatic tree, Cananga odorata, of the annona family, native to the Philippines, Java, etc., having fragrant, drooping flowers that yield a volatile oil used in perfumery.
3. the oil or perfume.

Origin of ilang-ilang

First recorded in 1875-80, ylang-ylang is from the Tagalog word ilang-ilang

Examples for ilang-ilang

A triangular tray of bayug or of ilang-ilang wood decorated with palm fronds is made and suspended from the rafters of the house.

The rich fragrance of the ilang-ilang reaches even to the window which looks out on the lake.

Baillon designated as Canangium the section of the genus Uvaria, from which he would not separate the ilang-ilang tree.