What is "ylang-ylang"

Ihlang-ihlang \Ih*lang`-ih*lang"\, n. [Malayan, flower of flowers.] A rich, powerful, perfume, obtained from the volatile oil of the flowers of Canada odorata, an East Indian tree. [Also written ylang-ylang.]

n. (alternative spelling of ylang ylang English)

n. evergreen Asian tree with aromatic greenish-yellow flowers yielding a volatile oil; widely grown in the tropics as an ornamental [syn: ilang-ilang, Cananga odorata]