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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ai•lan•thus (ā lan′thəs),USA pronunciation n., pl. -thus•es. - Plant Biologyany tree belonging to the genus Ailanthus, of the quassia family, esp. A. altissima, widely grown in cities. Cf. tree of heaven.
- Central Moluccan ai lanit(o), ai lanit(e), equivalent. to ai tree, wood + lanit sky + -o, -e a definite article
- Neo-Latin Ailantus, Ailanthus (th by association with Greek ánthos flower)
- 1788
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