tree of heaven

== English == === Alternative forms === heaven tree === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === tree of heaven (plural trees of heaven) 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, stinking chun, stinking sumac, varnish tree ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === References === Ailanthus altissima on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Ailanthus altissima on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Ailanthus altissima on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons “tree of heaven”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “tree of heaven”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.