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Definition of Ailanthus
1. Noun. Any of several deciduous Asian trees of the genus Ailanthus.
Specialized synonyms: Ailanthus Altissima, Tree Of Heaven, Tree Of The Gods
Generic synonyms: Angiospermous Tree, Flowering Tree
Definition of Ailanthus
1. n. Same as Ailantus.
Definition of Ailanthus
1. Noun. Any of several deciduous Asiatic trees, of the genus ''Ailanthus'', including the tree of heaven ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ailanthus
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Ailanthus
Literary usage of Ailanthus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Tree Book: A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Trees of North America by Julia Ellen Rogers (1905)
"ailanthus leaflets are plain margined except for a tooth or two near the base.
... Short-lived as ailanthus trees are, they soon replace themselves. ..."
2. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord. Britton, Hon. Addison. Brown (1913)
"ailanthus FAMILY. • Trees or shrubs, with bitter bark, and mainly alternate and
pinnate not ... I. ailanthus Desf. Mem. Acad. Paris, 1786: 265. pi. 8. 1789. ..."
3. Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society by Cambridge Philosophical Society (1902)
"Regeneration in Samia ailanthus. By HH BRINDLEY, MA, St John's College. [Received
16 June 1902.] The subject of regeneration in Lepidoptera has in only a ..."
4. Letters from the United States, Cuba and Canada by Amelia Matilda Murray (1856)
"... much shaded in some places by ailanthus glandulosa, and as most of them are
now flowering, or producing their key-like tassels, they look very pretty. ..."
5. Biennial Report by Kansas State Horticultural Society (1906)
"It seems to me that the ailanthus is a very worthless tree. ... ALEXANDER: I have
not had much experience with the ailanthus tree, but the Black locust ..."
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