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ailanthus

/ˌeɪˈlænθəs/

ailanthus noun: any of several deciduous Asiatic trees of the genus Ailanthus, including the tree of heaven.

ailanthus: any of several deciduous Asiatic trees of the genus Ailanthus, including the tree of heaven
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Noun

ailanthus (plural ailanthuses)

  1. Any of several deciduous Asiatic trees of the genus Ailanthus, including the tree of heaven.
    • The thick, furry twigs of ailanthus suckers leave her fingers stinking of coffee and peanut butter.2018, Richard Powers, The Overstory, Vintage (2019), page 173
    1. In particular, Ailanthus altissima.

ailanthus meaning in Bengali and Vietnamese

ailanthus in Bengali

এক ধরনের দ্রুতবর্ধমান বৃক্ষ

ailanthus in Vietnamese

deciduous Asiatic tree of the genus Ailanthus
thanh thất

Synonyms of ailanthus

All synonyms of ailanthus

Forms of ailanthus

pluralailanthuses
alternative formailantus

Origin of ailanthus

From New Latin Ailanthus, from Ambonese Malay ai lanto (“tree (of) heaven”).

Words formed from ailanthus

  • ailanthus moth
  • ailanthus webworm

Questions about ailanthus

What does ailanthus mean?
Ailanthus means any of several deciduous Asiatic trees of the genus Ailanthus, including the tree of heaven.
What is ailanthus in Bengali?
Ailanthus in Bengali is এক ধরনের দ্রুতবর্ধমান বৃক্ষ. See Ailanthus meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is ailanthus?
Ailanthus is a noun.
How do you pronounce ailanthus?
Ailanthus is pronounced /ˌeɪˈlænθəs/.
What is the plural of ailanthus?
The plural of ailanthus is ailanthuses.

Words near ailanthus in the dictionary

  1. aikyon
  2. aikyons
  3. ail
  4. Ailan
  5. ailanthone
  6. ailanthus
  7. ailanthuses
  8. ailanto
  9. ailantos
  10. ailantus
  11. ailantuses

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: ailanthus (page history and authors); ailanthus (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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