āˈlan(t)thəs, īˈ- noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Amboinese ai lanto, literally, tree (of) heaven
1. capitalized : a small genus of East Indian and Chinese trees (family Simaroubaceae) with odd-pinnate leaves and terminal panicles of greenish flowers succeeded by oblong twisted samaras
2. -es : a tree of the genus Ailanthus (especially A. altissima ) — see tree of heaven