genus ailanthus

Noun
  1. Small genus of east Asian and Chinese trees with odd-pinnate leaves and long twisted samaras (synset 112737621)
    is a type of: rosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plants
    member holonym:
    • ailanthus - any of several deciduous Asian trees of the genus Ailanthus
    • ailanthus altissima, tree of heaven, tree of the gods - deciduous rapidly growing tree of China with foliage like sumac and sweetish fetid flowers; widely planted in United States as a street tree because of its resistance to pollution
    belongs to: family simaroubaceae, quassia family, simaroubaceae - chiefly tropical trees and shrubs with bitter bark having dry usually one-seeded winged fruit

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