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
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.
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