| NOUN | plant | Ailanthus altissima, tree of heaven, tree of the gods | deciduous rapidly growing tree of China with foliage like sumac and sweetish fetid flowers |
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| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonyms | tree of heaven, tree of the gods | |
| Member of | genus Ailanthus | small genus of east Asian and Chinese trees with odd-pinnate leaves and long twisted samaras |
| Broader | ailanthus | Any of several deciduous Asian trees of the genus Ailanthus |
| Spanish | ailanthus altissima | |
| Catalan | ailanthus altissima, Ailanthus altissima | |
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