Ailanthus

See also: ailanthus

Translingual

Ailanthus altissima female in flower

Etymology

From Ambonese Malay ai lanto (“tree (of) heaven”).

Proper noun

Ailanthus f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Simaroubaceae – A small group of trees native to Asia, some now invasive elsewhere.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids - clades; Sapindales - order; Simaroubaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Ailanthus altissima (tree of heaven), Ailanthus excelsa, Ailanthus fordii, Ailanthus guangxiensis, Ailanthus integrifolia, Ailanthus triphysa, Ailanthus vietnamensis - species

References

• Ailanthus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ailanthus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Ailanthus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Ailanthus at The Plant List