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Ailanthus

noun
1.
Any of several deciduous Asian trees of the genus Ailanthus.



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Ailanthus altissima
ailanthus silkworm
genus Ailanthus


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"Ailanthus" Quotes from Famous Books



... by the way, if many realize the persistence and vigor of the roots of a tree of the "suckering" habit? Some years ago an ailanthus, a tree of vigor and beauty of foliage but nastiness of flower odor, was cut away from its home when excavation was being made for a building, which gave me opportunity to follow a few of its roots. One of them traveled in search of food, and toward the opportunity of sending up a shoot, over ...
— Getting Acquainted with the Trees • J. Horace McFarland
... leaflets with two or three teeth at base. Ailanthus IA Outlines of leaflets serrate { Sumacs (except Poison sumac) { Mountain ashes { Walnuts { Hickories I A C Leaflets oval, apex obtuse Locusts (except Honey locust) I A C Leaflets oblong, apex acute Poison sumac I B Outlines ...
— Handbook of the Trees of New England • Lorin Low Dame


Words linked to "Ailanthus" :   flowering tree, tree of heaven, tree of the gods, ailanthus silkworm, angiospermous tree


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