Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A tropical Asian tree (Cananga odorata) having fragrant greenish-yellow flowers that yield an oil used in perfumery.
- noun An oil or a perfume obtained from the flowers of this tree.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A tall tree of the custard-apple family, Cananga odorata, native in Java and the Philippines, cultivated throughout India and the tropics. It bears drooping yellow flowers, 3 inches long, which furnish the ylang-ylang oil of perfumers.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun See
ihlang-ihlang .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative spelling of
ylang ylang .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun evergreen Asian tree with aromatic greenish-yellow flowers yielding a volatile oil; widely grown in the tropics as an ornamental
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The addition of orange blossom and ylang-ylang yields an altogether hypnotic floral.
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• Openness center: Apply rose oil or ylang-ylang oil to the area around your heart and on the center of your back, right between your “wings.”
Love For No Reason Marci Shimoff 2010
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Put seven to 10 drops of essential oils in the tub, such as chamomile, lavender or ylang-ylang.
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Its notes of carnation, ylang-ylang, and violet converge for an earthy spiciness that comes on strong at first.
Avital Binshtock: Natural Beauty Avital Binshtock 2010
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A treasured memory of the blending of ylang-ylang and sandalwood oils with an almond base in massage school, leading into a rancid smell of neglect and regret of expense wasted as that same mixture gathered dust in passing years.
Almond Mercedes Abraham 2010
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• Openness center: Apply rose oil or ylang-ylang oil to the area around your heart and on the center of your back, right between your “wings.”
Love For No Reason Marci Shimoff 2010
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According to Aromatherapy for Lovers, the essential oils of jasmine, neroli, and ylang-ylang can further enhance relaxation and arousal for her.
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They both elevate your mood, but the ylang-ylang also elevates your theoretical earnings.
Lesley Stern: How To Live On $0 A Day: Shoplifting Hints 2009
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Look for those that have the scent of ylang-ylang.
Making Room for Mr. Right Robin 2009
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Left-wing critics charge, with no apparent sense of irony, that the French mainland wants to exploit Mayotte for its vanilla beans and the aromatic oil of the ylang-ylang tree.
The Empire Burden 2009
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