"ailanthus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌeɪˈ lænθəs/, /ˌeɪˈ lænθəsɪz/ Forms: ailanthuses [plural]
Etymology: From New Latin Ailanthus, from Ambonese Malay ai lanto (“tree (of) heaven”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|NL.|Ailanthus}} New Latin Ailanthus, {{der|en|abs|ai lanto||tree (of) heaven}} Ambonese Malay ai lanto (“tree (of) heaven”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} ailanthus (plural ailanthuses)
  1. Any of several deciduous Asiatic trees of the genus Ailanthus, including the tree of heaven. Categories (lifeform): Sapindales order plants
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  2. Any of several deciduous Asiatic trees of the genus Ailanthus, including the tree of heaven.
    In particular, Ailanthus altissima.
    Categories (lifeform): Sapindales order plants Synonyms: Chinese sumac, copal tree, paradise tree, stinking sumac, tree of heaven, varnish tree
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ailantus Derived forms: ailanthus moth, ailanthus webworm (taxonomic: Atteva aurea) Translations (deciduous Asiatic tree of the genus Ailanthus): ailant [masculine] (Catalan), ailanto (Esperanto), jumaltenpuu (Finnish), Götterbaum [masculine] (German), αΐλανθος (aḯlanthos) [masculine] (Greek), αείλανθος (aeílanthos) [masculine] (Greek), ailanto [masculine] (Italian), ailanto [masculine] (Portuguese), ailanto [masculine] (Spanish), thanh thất (Vietnamese)
Disambiguation of 'deciduous Asiatic tree of the genus Ailanthus': 50 50

Inflected forms

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