tree of heaven

English

Alternative forms

• heaven tree

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.

Synonyms

• (tree): 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)

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• Finnish: jumaltenpuu (fi)
• French: ailante glanduleux (fr) m
• Persian: عرعر (fa) (arar)

References

• Ailanthus altissima on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ailanthus altissima on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Ailanthus altissima on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• “tree of heaven”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “tree of heaven”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.