Online English learning Courses
    courses   dictionary
Double-click any word on the page to look it up in the dictionary.

Audio English.net » Dictionary » A » Agrippina The Younger ... Ailanthus Altissima

AILANTHUS ALTISSIMA

English dictionary: Word overview

AILANTHUS ALTISSIMA (noun)
  The noun AILANTHUS ALTISSIMA has 1 sense:

1. deciduous rapidly growing tree of China with foliage like sumac and sweetish fetid flowers; widely planted in United States as a street tree because of its resistance to pollution

  Familiarity information: AILANTHUS ALTISSIMA used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


AILANTHUS ALTISSIMA (noun)


Sense 1Ailanthus altissima [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:

Deciduous rapidly growing tree of China with foliage like sumac and sweetish fetid flowers; widely planted in United States as a street tree because of its resistance to pollution

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Ailanthus altissima; tree of heaven; tree of the gods

Hypernyms ("Ailanthus altissima" is a kind of...):

ailanthus (any of several deciduous Asian trees of the genus Ailanthus)

Holonyms ("Ailanthus altissima" is a member of...):

genus Ailanthus (small genus of east Asian and Chinese trees with odd-pinnate leaves and long twisted samaras)


English Proverbs
"He who laughs last laughs longest."
(English proverb)
"Tongue may muddle up and say the truth."
(Azerbaijani proverb)
"Who does, pays."
(Catalan proverb)
"Know what you say, but don't say all that you know."
(Dutch proverb)

What other visitors were searching for:
What does Ailanthus altissima mean?
Language study
Definition of Ailanthus altissima
Free English language dictionary
Ailanthus altissima antonyms in the AudioEnglish.net dictionary
American English
Proper usage of the word Ailanthus altissima

Related FAQs:
AILANTHUS

Page delivered in 0.1255 seconds





Add to favorites


Dictionary: go up
Dictionary: go down