Ailanthus

See also: ailanthus

Translingual

Ailanthus altissima female in flower

Etymology

From Ambonese Malay ai lanto (“tree (of) heaven”).

Proper noun

Ailanthus f

A taxonomic genus within the family Simaroubaceae – A small group of trees native to Asia, some now invasive elsewhere.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids - clades; Sapindales - order; Simaroubaceae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Ailanthus altissima (tree of heaven), Ailanthus excelsa, Ailanthus fordii, Ailanthus guangxiensis, Ailanthus integrifolia, Ailanthus triphysa, Ailanthus vietnamensis - species

References

Ailanthus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ailanthus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Ailanthus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Ailanthus at The Plant List

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