tree of heaven

== English == === 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. Alternative form: heaven tree Synonyms: ailanthus, Chinese sumac, stinking chun, heavenwood, paradise tree, varnish tree, ghetto palm, copal tree, stink tree, ashcan 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.