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ailanthus

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ai·lan·thus  (-lnths)
n.
Any of several deciduous Asian trees of the genus Ailanthus, especially the tree-of-heaven.
[New Latin Ailanthus, genus name, alteration (influenced by Greek anthos, flower) of Ambonese ai lanto, tree of heaven : ai, tree + lanto, heaven.]
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Noun1.ailanthusailanthus - any of several deciduous Asian trees of the genus Ailanthus
genus Ailanthus - small genus of east Asian and Chinese trees with odd-pinnate leaves and long twisted samaras
Ailanthus altissima, tree of heaven, tree of the gods - deciduous rapidly growing tree of China with foliage like sumac and sweetish fetid flowers; widely planted in United States as a street tree because of its resistance to pollution
angiospermous tree, flowering tree - any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
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