noun
a genus of Malayan tree
• Syn: ↑Cananga, ↑genus Cananga, ↑genus Canangium
• Hypernyms: ↑magnoliid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Annonaceae, ↑family Annonaceae, ↑custard-apple family
• Member Meronyms: ↑ilang-ilang, ↑ylang-ylang, ↑Cananga odorata
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\\kəˈnanjēəm\ nounUsage: capitalized
: a small genus of Malayan trees (family Annonaceae) distinguished by the simple alternate leaves and linear sepals and petals and including the ilang-ilang tree
Useful english dictionary. 2012.