Useful english dictionary. 2012.
ailanthus — [ā lan′thəs] n. pl. ailanthuses [ModL, altered (by assoc. with Gr anthos, flower) < ai lanit, lit., tree of heaven, the name in a language of Moluccas, Indonesia] any tree or shrub of a genus (Ailanthus) of the quassia family, having pointed… … English World dictionary
Ailanthus altissima — Tree of Heaven Large … Wikipedia
Ailanthus — taxobox name = Ailanthus image caption = Ailanthus altissima leaf and seeds regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Eudicots unranked ordo = Rosids ordo = Sapindales familia = Simaroubaceae genus = Ailanthus genus… … Wikipedia
ailanthus — ailanthic, adj. /ay lan theuhs/, n., pl. ailanthuses. any tree belonging to the genus Ailanthus, of the quassia family, esp. A. altissima, widely grown in cities. Cf. tree of heaven. [1788; < NL Ailantus, Ailanthus (th by assoc. with Gk ánthos… … Universalium
Ailanthus vilmoriniana — Downy Tree of Heaven Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots … Wikipedia
Ailanthus integrifolia — taxobox status = LR/lc status system = IUCN2.3 regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Eudicots unranked ordo = Rosids ordo = Sapindales familia = Simaroubaceae genus = Ailanthus species = A. integrifolia binomial =… … Wikipedia
ailanthus — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Kamarian (Austronesian language of the Piru Bay region, Seram) ai lanito, literally, the sky tree, or from a cognate phrase in a related central Moluccan language Date: 1807 any of a small Asian genus (Ailanthus of … New Collegiate Dictionary
Ailanthus — ID 2094 Symbol Key AILAN Common Name ailanthus Family Simaroubaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI,… … USDA Plant Characteristics
ailanthus — ai•lan•thus [[t]eɪˈlæn θəs[/t]] n. pl. thus•es pln any of several wide spreading trees of the genus Ailanthus, of the quassia family, with long leaves and dense flower clusters, esp. A. altissima (tree of heaven), an urban shade tree. • Etymology … From formal English to slang
Ailanthus altissima — noun 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 • Syn: ↑tree of heaven, ↑tree of the gods • Hypernyms:… … Useful english dictionary
