ilang-ilang
Americannoun
noun
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Last spring the four tiny specks of volcanic ash off the coast of Mozambique were invaded by a motley troop of white soldiers of fortune, who took over the hapless islands lock, stock, and ilang-ilang.
From Time Magazine Archive
Consumers can choose among scrubs that smell like green-tea patchouli, citrus-mint ilang-ilang or basil lemon verbena.
From Time Magazine Archive
The rich fragrance of the ilang-ilang reaches even to the window which looks out on the lake.
From Friars and Filipinos An Abridged Translation of Dr. Jose Rizal's Tagalog Novel, 'Noli Me Tangere.' by Rizal, José
They certainly are objects of fear to the death demons. 31A-yu-yao, said to be very durable, being found in perfect preservation after two years; kibidid or ilang-ilang are also used.
From The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir by Garvan, John M.
For the separation of the alcoholic constituent, which is present in the form of an apparently not very considerable quantity of benzoic ether, far more ilang-ilang oil would be required than was at command.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 288, July 9, 1881 by Various
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