Definition of Ailanthus altissima

1. 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.

Exact synonyms: Tree Of Heaven, Tree Of The Gods
Group relationships: Genus Ailanthus
Generic synonyms: Ailanthus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ailanthus Altissima

Aidan
Aiden
Aidenn
Aides
Aidoneus
Aiea
Aigaleo
Aigburth
Aighton
Aigina
Aigio
Aiken
Aikens
Aikin
Aikins
Ailanthus altissima
Aileen
Ailey
Ailill mac Máta
Ailuropoda
Ailuropoda melanoleuca
Ailuropodidae
Ailurus
Ailurus fulgens
Aimee
Aimee Semple McPherson
Ain
Ainsdale
Ainsworth
Aintree

Literary usage of Ailanthus altissima

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Ecology, Diversity and Sustainability of the Middle Rio Grande Basin edited by Deborah M. Finch, Joseph A. Tainter (1996)
"... tree of heaven (ailanthus altissima), and white mulberry (Morus alba) were rapidly becoming major components of riparian plant communities, ..."

2. The Future of Arid Grasslands: Identifying Issues, Seeking Solutions edited by Barbara Tellman (1999)
"... and from these ranches the seed has been carried down by the water to the farms." Tree of Heaven (ailanthus altissima) Father Pierre Nicholas de Chevron ..."

3. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"... 498 perennans, 497 scabra, 498 spica-venti, 502 stolonifera, 499 stolonifera, 498-499 tenuis, 498 Ague-weed, 274 ailanthus altissima, 254 glandulosa, ..."

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