Crossword clues for ailanthus
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ailanthus \Ai*lan"thus\, n. Same as Ailantus.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"tree of heaven," 1807, Modern Latin, from Amboyna (Malay) ailanto "tree of the gods;" spelling altered by influence of Greek anthos "flower" (see anther).
Wiktionary
n. Any of several deciduous Asiatic trees of the genus ''Ailanthus'', including the tree of heaven.
WordNet
n. any of several deciduous Asian trees of the genus Ailanthus
Wikipedia
Ailanthus (; derived from ailanto, an Ambonese word probably meaning "tree of the gods" or "tree of heaven") is a genus of trees belonging to the family Simaroubaceae, in the order Sapindales (formerly Rutales or Geraniales). The genus is native from east Asia south to northern Australasia.
Usage examples of "ailanthus".
She and Lou had fled to a corner of the cafeteria behind the ailing ailanthus, the bad joke of the company.
Even in the city, they sang in the ailanthus trees, haunting and familiar.
The yard was filled with weeds and trash, along with a riot of sumac and ailanthus bushes and a pair of dead oaks.
The higher he drove, the further they drew back from the street, keeping to the shadows of redwood, eucalyptus, and ailanthus, except for a few corner stuccos, parrot-bright.
Beyond the fence, the lawn was overgrown with weeds and ancient ailanthus bushes.
The forest trees are almost solely the Ailanthus glandulosus and the Zelkowa keaki, often matted together with a white-flowered trailer of the Hydrangea genus.
Nichols - the names written in the wet cement when the pavement was new long ago, the great ailanthus tree in the schoolyard, the weatherbeaten gargoyles over the doorway of the building across the street.
She and Lou had fled to a corner of the cafeteria behind the ailing ailanthus, the bad joke of the company.