Meanings
plural trees of heaven · alternative heaven tree
- An Asiatic tree, Ailanthus altissima, having foliage similar to that of the sumacs and ill-scented staminate flowers, much used in traditional Chinese medicine, but considered invasive and often subject to control efforts.
Synonyms: ailanthus, ashcan tree, Chinese sumac, copal tree, ghetto palm, heavenwood, paradise tree, stink tree
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn Asiatic tree, Ailanthus altissima, having foliage similar to that of the sumacs and ill-scented staminate flowers, much used in traditional Chinese medicine, but considered invasive and often subject to control efforts.
More synonyms by meaning
noundeciduous 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
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian айлант, обикновен айлант
- айлант (ajlant)Ailanthus altissima
- обикновен айлант (obiknoven ajlant)Ailanthus altissima
- китайски ясен (kitajski jasen)Ailanthus altissima
- див орех (div oreh)Ailanthus altissima
Chinese Mandarin 臭椿, 樗
- 臭椿 (chòuchūn)Ailanthus altissima
- 樗 (chū)Ailanthus altissima
Czech pajasan žláznatý
- pajasan žláznatýAilanthus altissima
Esperanto ailanto
- ailantoAilanthus altissima
Finnish jumaltenpuu
- jumaltenpuuAilanthus altissima
French ailante glanduleux
- ailante glanduleuxAilanthus altissima
Japanese 庭漆, 神樹
- 庭漆 (niwa-urushi)Ailanthus altissima
- 神樹 (shinju)Ailanthus altissima
Persian عرعر
- عرعر ('ara'r)Ailanthus altissima
Cite this entry
tree of heaven. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tree%20of%20heaven
“tree of heaven.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tree%20of%20heaven. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tree of heaven,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tree%20of%20heaven.
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