AILANTHUS

ailanthus

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ailanthus (plural ailanthuses)

Any of several deciduous Asiatic trees of the genus Ailanthus, including the tree of heaven.

Source: Wiktionary


Ai*lan"thus, n.

Definition: Same as Ailantus.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SENSE

(noun) the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; “in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing”


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