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ai|lan|thus
ai|lan|thus «ay LAN thuhs», noun.
a tree native to Asia with many leaves and clusters of small, greenish flowers, often used as a shade tree; tree of heaven. The flowers of some ailanthus trees have a somewhat disagreeable odor.
[alteration of New Latin ailantus < Amboinese ai lanto < ai lanit tree of heaven; form influenced by Greek ánthos flower]

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