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Noun: ylang-ylang  'ee,laang'ee,laang
  1. Evergreen Asian tree with aromatic greenish-yellow flowers yielding a volatile oil; widely grown in the tropics as an ornamental
    - ilang-ilang, Cananga odorata

Derived forms: ylang-ylangs

Type of: angiospermous tree, flowering tree

Part of: Cananga, Canangium, genus Cananga, genus Canangium

Encyclopedia: Ylang-ylang