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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.
Group relationships: Genus Ailanthus
Generic synonyms: Ailanthus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ailanthus Altissima
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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