
• (n.) A genus of beautiful trees, natives of the East Indies. The tree imperfectly di/cious, and the staminate or male plant is very offensive when blossom.
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Ai·lan'tus noun [ From
aylanto , i. e., tree of heaven, the name of the tree in the Moluccas.]
(Botany) A genus of beautiful trees, natives of the East Indies. The tree imperfectly diœcious, and the staminate or male plant is very offensive when blossom.
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