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Definition of tree of heaven in English: tree of heavennoun A tall, fast-growing Chinese tree, widely cultivated as an ornamental and shade tree. Ailanthus altissima, family Simaroubaceae Example sentencesExamples - The tree of heaven opposite the church of Saints Peter and Paul was still entombed deep inside its branches but the faintest yellow-green fuzz had begun to blur the outline of willows on the banks of the River Vistula.
- This is a tree of heaven, aolanthus artissima, and this one's from China.
- Two hundred years ago, a Philadelphia gardener imported the Chinese tree of heaven, and Chinese immigrants later introduced it on the West Coast.
- Evans sees tree of heaven and Japanese barberry, garlic mustard and stilt grass invading the heart of the forest.
- The images of the ‘circus-poster horses curveted/in trees of heaven,’ and the elders who ‘would sit on broken steps,’ locate this poem on the front or street-side of the houses.
Definition of tree of heaven in US English: tree of heavennounˌtrē əv ˈhevən A fast-growing Chinese ailanthus that is widely cultivated as an ornamental. Ailanthus altissima, family Simaroubaceae Example sentencesExamples - The images of the ‘circus-poster horses curveted/in trees of heaven,’ and the elders who ‘would sit on broken steps,’ locate this poem on the front or street-side of the houses.
- This is a tree of heaven, aolanthus artissima, and this one's from China.
- The tree of heaven opposite the church of Saints Peter and Paul was still entombed deep inside its branches but the faintest yellow-green fuzz had begun to blur the outline of willows on the banks of the River Vistula.
- Two hundred years ago, a Philadelphia gardener imported the Chinese tree of heaven, and Chinese immigrants later introduced it on the West Coast.
- Evans sees tree of heaven and Japanese barberry, garlic mustard and stilt grass invading the heart of the forest.
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