"ylang ylang" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ylang ylangs [plural]
Etymology: Via Early Modern Spanish, from Tagalog ilang-ilang, from either ilang (“wilderness”) or ilang-ilan (“rare”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|tl|ilang-ilang}} Tagalog ilang-ilang Head templates: {{en-noun|~|nolinkhead=1}} ylang ylang (countable and uncountable, plural ylang ylangs)
  1. (countable) The fragrant flower of a tropical tree (Cananga odorata) native to southeast Asia. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-ylang_ylang-en-noun-uQMVKOmi
  2. (uncountable) An essential oil derived from this flower used in aromatherapy and perfumes. Tags: uncountable Translations (flower): 依蘭 (Chinese Mandarin), 依兰 (yīlán) (Chinese Mandarin), mokosoi (Fijian), lanalana (Hawaiian), kenanga (Indonesian), kenanga (Malay), ила́нг-ила́нг (iláng-iláng) [masculine] (Russian), moso'oi (Samoan), flor de cananga [feminine] (Spanish), ilang-ilang (Tagalog), alangilan (Tagalog), motoʻi (Tahitian), กระดังงา (grà-dang-ngaa) (Thai), mohokoi (Tongan) Translations (oil): minyak kenanga (Indonesian), kenanga (Malay), aceite de flor de cananga [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-ylang_ylang-en-noun-7i3oncPl Disambiguation of 'flower': 38 49 13 Disambiguation of 'oil': 0 100 0
  3. (countable) The tree (Cananga odorata) on which ylang ylang flowers grow. Tags: countable Categories (lifeform): Custard apple family plants, Flowers Synonyms: cananga tree, ylang-ylang, ilang-ilang
    Sense id: en-ylang_ylang-en-noun-BScJq6Ja Disambiguation of Custard apple family plants: 36 5 60 Disambiguation of Flowers: 28 14 57 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Fijian translations, Terms with Hawaiian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Samoan translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Tahitian translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Tongan translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 8 56 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 28 15 57 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 28 10 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 7 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 3 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Fijian translations: 30 9 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Hawaiian translations: 30 9 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 28 10 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 30 9 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 29 18 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 24 8 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Samoan translations: 28 10 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 21 6 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 30 9 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Tahitian translations: 30 9 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 28 10 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Tongan translations: 28 10 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (tree): kenanga (Indonesian), kenanga (Malay), ила́нг-ила́нг (iláng-iláng) [masculine] (Russian), cananga odorata [feminine] (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'tree': 45 0 55

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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