ylang ylang

See also: ylang-ylang

English

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Etymology

Via Early Modern Spanish, from Tagalog ilang-ilang, from either ilang (“wilderness”) or ilang-ilan (“rare”).

Noun

ylang ylang (countable and uncountable, plural ylang ylangs)

  1. (countable) The fragrant flower of a tropical tree (Cananga odorata) native to southeast Asia.
  2. (uncountable, perfumery) An essential oil derived from this flower used in aromatherapy and perfumes.
    • 2014 March 7, Nicole Vulser, “Perfume manufacturers must cope with the scarcity of precious supplies”, in The Guardian Weekly‎[1], volume 190, number 13, page 30:
      Essential oils such as jasmine, rose, vetiver, ilang-ilang, iris, vanilla, sandalwood or lavender cannot be synthesised in the laboratory.
  3. (countable) The tree (Cananga odorata) on which ylang ylang flowers grow.
    Synonym: cananga tree

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