Definitions for Ailanthus

Ailanthus ai·lan·thus

Spelling: [ey-lan-thuh s]
IPA: /eɪˈlæn θəs/

Ailanthus is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 477 anagrams from letters in Ailanthus (aahilnstu).

Definitions for Ailanthus

noun

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

Origin of Ailanthus

1788; New Latin Ailantus, Ailanthus (th by association with Greek ánthos flower) Central Moluccan ai lanit(o), ai lanit(e), equivalent to ai tree, wood + lanit sky + -o, -e a definite article

Examples for Ailanthus

Max, cigarette in hand, was coming across, under the ailanthus tree.

The ailanthus trees were bare at that time, throwing gaunt arms upward to the November sky.

The ailanthus worm is a native of Japan and of the north of China.

The ailanthus is quite common in this country as a wayside tree.

The June moon had risen, sending broken shafts of white light through the ailanthus to the house door.

The ailanthus tree waved in the moonlight and sent sprawling shadows over the wall of K. Le Moyne's bedroom.

She had noticed the day before that the ailanthus was growing dusty.

Even the ailanthus blossoms had ceased their snow-like dropping.

The ailanthus tree waved in the sunlight before the little house.

The ailanthus, or "Tree of Heaven," is best raised in this way.

Word Value for Ailanthus
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Words with friends

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