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Tree Of Heaven

Definition: Tree Of Heaven

Tree Of Heaven

Noun

1. Deciduous rapidly growing tree of China with foliage like sumac and sweetish fetid flowers; widely planted in United States as a street tree because of its resistance to pollution.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Synonym: Tree Of Heaven

Synonym: tree of the gods (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Tree Of Heaven

Etymologies containing "tree of heaven": Ailantus. (references)

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Tree Of Heaven

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

tree of heaven

38
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Tree Of Heaven

Language Translations for "tree of heaven"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Chinese 

  

椿 (Cedrela chinensis, father). (various references)

   

Danish

  

skyraekker (ailanthus, ailanthuswood). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

hemeboom (ailanthus, ailanthuswood), Chinese hemelboom (ailanthus, ailanthuswood). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

jumaltenpuu (ailanthus, ailanthuswood). (various references)

   

French

  

ailante. (various references)

   

German

  

Guetterbaum (ailanthus, ailanthuswood). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

kínai bálványfa. (various references)

   

Italian

  

arbol del cielo (ailanthus, ailanthuswood), albero del paradiso (ailanthus, ailanthuswood), ailanto (ailanthus, ailanthuswood). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

庭漆 . (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

にわうるし. (various references)

   

Manx

  

billey niau. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

eetray ofay eavenhay

   

Portuguese

  

ailanto (ailanthus, ailanthuswood), árvore do céu (ailanthus, ailanthuswood). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

zumaque falso (ailanthus, ailanthuswood), ailanto (ailanthus), árbol del cielo (ailanthus, ailanthuswood). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

gudaträd (ailanthus, ailanthuswood). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Tree Of Heaven

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

Ailanthus altissima, Ailanthus glandulosa. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Anagrams: Tree Of Heaven

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-e-e-e-e-f-h-n-o-r-t-v"

-3 letters: overeaten.

-4 letters: enervate, overhate, overheat, overneat, renovate, revehent, venerate.

-5 letters: another, earthen, enfever, feather, fervent, foveate, hearten, nervate, oftener, overate, overeat, overfat, terefah, thereof, thereon, veteran.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Expressions: Internet
5. Translations: Modern
6. Translations: Ancient
7. Anagrams
8. Bibliography


  

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