ilang-ilang

Questions about ilang-ilang

What does ilang-ilang mean?

ilang-ilang means "oil distilled from flowers of the ilang-ilang tree; used in perfumery". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in ilang-ilang?

ilang-ilang has 4 syllables: i-lan-g-i-lang. The stress falls on "lan".

What is another word for ilang-ilang?

Close synonyms include ylang-ylang, Cananga odorata. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ilang-ilang a common word?

ilang-ilang is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.