tree of heaven

English

Tree of heaven

Etymology

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Noun

tree of heaven (plural trees of heaven)

1. An Asiatic tree (Ailanthus altissima) having foliage similar to that of the sumacs and ill-scented staminate flowers, much used in traditional Chinese medicine, but considered invasive and often subject to control efforts.

   Alternative form: heaven tree

   Synonyms: ailanthus, Chinese sumac, stinking chun, heavenwood, paradise tree, varnish tree, ghetto palm, copal tree, stink tree, ashcan tree

Translations

Ailanthus altissima

• Bulgarian: айлант m (ajlant)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 臭椿 (zh) (chòuchūn), 樗 (zh) (chū)

• Czech: pajasan žláznatý (cs) m
• Esperanto: ailanto (eo)
• Finnish: jumaltenpuu (fi)
• French: ailante glanduleux (fr) m
• Japanese: 庭漆 (niwa-urushi), 神樹 (ja) (shinju)
• Kazakh: айлант (ailant)
• Maltese: xumakk falz
• Persian: عرعر (fa) ('ara'r)

See also

• princess tree (also from Asia and introduced elsewhere, now invasive)
• spotted lanternfly (enjoys feeding on this tree)

References

• Ailanthus altissima on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ailanthus altissima on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Ailanthus altissima on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• “tree of heaven”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “tree of heaven”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.