CANANGA ODORATA
Dictionary entry overview: What does Cananga odorata mean? • CANANGA ODORATA (noun)
The noun CANANGA ODORATA has 1 sense:
1. evergreen Asian tree with aromatic greenish-yellow flowers yielding a volatile oil; widely grown in the tropics as an ornamental
Familiarity information: CANANGA ODORATA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CANANGA ODORATA (noun)
Meaning:
Evergreen Asian tree with aromatic greenish-yellow flowers yielding a volatile oil; widely grown in the tropics as an ornamental
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Cananga odorata; ylang-ylang; ilang-ilang
Hypernyms ("Cananga odorata" is a kind of...):
angiospermous tree; flowering tree (any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary)
Holonyms ("Cananga odorata" is a member of...):
Cananga; Canangium; genus Cananga; genus Canangium (a genus of Malayan tree)
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