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tree of heaven

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) another name for ailanthus

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tree of heaven - 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

Ailanthus altissima, tree of the gods

genus Ailanthus - small genus of east Asian and Chinese trees with odd-pinnate leaves and long twisted samaras

ailanthus - any of several deciduous Asian trees of the genus Ailanthus

Translations

tree of heaven n → albero del paradiso

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ailanthus Ailanthus altissima genus Ailanthus sun tree of the gods			A notorious invader called the tree of heaven may have an unusual way of outsourcing some of its nutrient-finding efforts. Nod-for-me potion by Milius, Susan / Science News Around 70,000 new trees and shrubs have been planted around the park, including the Tree of Heaven, Strawberry Tree, Scarlet Oak and Liquidambar, which is famous for its glowing autumn colours. Makeover for pearl in the park; Historic conservatory restored in ... by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) In an article by Jon Prance in the Canberra Times (May 14 1977) he pointed out that the trees growing near the graves were Ailanthus the ash-like tree of the gods or the Tree of Heaven. Joys and sorrows of a poet who loved the bush by Willson, Robert / M A R G I N: life & letters in early Australia			Tree fish tree frog tree fuchsia Tree goose tree heath Tree hopper tree house tree hugger Tree jobber tree kangaroo Tree lark tree lawn tree layer tree line tree lizard Tree lobster Tree louse Tree lungwort tree lupine tree mallow tree martin Tree moss Tree mouse Tree nymph Tree of a saddle tree of heaven tree of knowledge tree of knowledge of good and evil tree of life tree of the gods tree onion Tree oyster Tree pie Tree pigeon Tree pipit tree poppy Tree porcupine Tree rat tree ring tree runner Tree serpent tree shrew Tree shrike tree sloth tree snail tree snake Tree sorrel tree sparrow tree squirrel tree stump tree surgeon			tree lungworts tree lungworts Tree Lupin Tree Lupin Tree Lupin Tree Lupin tree lupine tree mallow tree mallow tree mallows Tree Man Disease tree martin Tree Medick Tree moss Tree moss tree mouse tree mouse tree mouse Tree nettle Tree nettle Tree nettle Tree nettle Tree nut Tree nut allergy Tree nymph Tree Ocelot Tree Ocelot Tree of a saddle Tree of conscience Tree of Gold tree of heaven tree of knowledge Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil Tree of Liberty tree of life tree of life tree of life tree of life Tree of Life Ministries Association Tree of Life Nursery Tree of life/Animalia Tree of life/Animalia Tree of life/Animalia Tree of life/Animalia Tree of Paradise Tree of Paradise Tree of Paradise tree of the gods Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil Tree of Tranquility tree onion Tree Overlay Maintenance Protocol Tree oyster Tree Parity Machine Tree Parity Machine Rekeying Architecture Tree physiology Tree pie tree pies

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