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Ailantus

Ai-lan′tus

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Noun.
[From
aylanto
, i. e., tree of heaven, the name of the tree in the Moluccas.]
(Bot.)
A genus of beautiful trees, natives of the East Indies. The tree imperfectly diœcious, and the staminate or male plant is very offensive when blossom.

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