- ailanthuses
- n. type of tree
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
ailanthuses
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ailanthus — ailanthic, adj. /ay lan theuhs/, n., pl. ailanthuses. any tree belonging to the genus Ailanthus, of the quassia family, esp. A. altissima, widely grown in cities. Cf. tree of heaven. [1788; < NL Ailantus, Ailanthus (th by assoc. with Gk ánthos… … Universalium
ailanthus — [ā lan′thəs] n. pl. ailanthuses [ModL, altered (by assoc. with Gr anthos, flower) < ai lanit, lit., tree of heaven, the name in a language of Moluccas, Indonesia] any tree or shrub of a genus (Ailanthus) of the quassia family, having pointed… … English World dictionary
