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ailanthus

/ey-lan-thuhs/US // eɪˈlæn θəs //UK // (eɪˈlænθəs) //

黄花菜,黄花梨,大叶榕,山竹

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural ai·lan·thus·es.

    • : any tree belonging to the genus Ailanthus, of the quassia family, especially A. altissima, widely grown in cities.

Examples

  • I called his attention to the fact that the ailanthus lives only to express itself, while the maple gives sugar.

  • The house at the end of the lane could be glimpsed through its grove of locusts, paper mulberry and towering ailanthus.

  • In the Balsam Poplar the buds are large, sharp-pointed, and gummy; in the Ailanthus they cannot be seen.

  • Medium-sized tree (20 to 40 ft.), with Ailanthus-like leaves which turn bright red in autumn, and remain long on the tree.

  • Cynthia will thrive on nothing except ailanthus, though it will eat one or two other things, but not oak.