(n) evergreen Asian tree with aromatic greenish-yellow flowers yielding a volatile oil; widely grown in the tropics as an ornamental, Syn. Cananga odorata, ylang-ylang
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n. 1. A tropical American tree (Annona diversifolia) grown in the southern U. S. having a whitish pink-tinged fruit. Syn. --ilama tree, Annona diversifolia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
2. whitish tropical fruit with a pinkish tinge related to custard apples, grown in the southern U. S. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
n. 1. An oil distilled from flowers of the ilang-ilang tree, used in perfumery. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
2. An evergreen Asian tree (Cananga odorata) with aromatic greenish-yellow flowers yielding a volatile oil; widely grown in the tropics as an ornamental. Syn. -- ylang-ylang, Cananga odorata. [ WordNet 1.5 ]