ilang-ilang oil

ilang-ilang oil
noun
: a yellowish essential oil that has a fine floral odor, is obtained chiefly in the Philippines and on Réunion Island from the flowers of the ilang-ilang tree, and is used in perfumes, cosmetics, and soaps — compare cananga oil

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