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Definition: AILANTUS

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A genus of beautiful trees, natives of the East Indies. The tree imperfectly di/cious, and the staminate or male plant is very offensive when blossom.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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"Ailantus" is a common misspelling or typo for: ailanthus.

Date "Ailantus" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Note: Ailantus \Ai*lan"tus\, noun. [From aylanto, i. e., tree of heaven, the name of the tree in the Moluccas.]. (references)

Definition: AILANTUS

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. A genus of beautiful trees, natives of the East Indies. The tree imperfectly di/cious, and the staminate or male plant is very offensive when blossom.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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"AILANTUS" is a common misspelling or typo for: ailanthus.

Date "AILANTUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Note: Ailantus \Ai*lan"tus\, noun. [From aylanto, i. e., tree of heaven, the name of the tree in the Moluccas.]. (references)