ilang-ilang

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ē′läng ē′läng)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
i•lang-i•lang  (ē′läng ē′läng),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. ylang-ylang.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ilang-ilang / ˈiːlæŋˈiːlæŋ/
  1. a variant spelling of ylang-ylang
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
y•lang-y•lang  (ē′läng ē′läng),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologyan 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.
  2. the oil or perfume.
Also, ilang-ilang. 
  • Tagalog ilang-ilang
  • 1875–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ylang-ylang, ilang-ilang / ˌiːlæŋˈiːlæŋ/
  1. an aromatic Asian tree, Cananga odorata (or Canangium odoratum), with fragrant greenish-yellow flowers yielding a volatile oil: family Annonaceae
  2. the oil obtained from this tree, used in perfumery
Etymology: 19th Century: from Tagalog ilang-ilang
'ilang-ilang' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ylang-ylang

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