genus ailanthus

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   small genus of east Asian and Chinese trees with odd-pinnate leaves and long twisted samaras

   Broaderrosid dicot genus

   Part ofSimaroubaceae

Questions about genus ailanthus

What does genus ailanthus mean?

genus ailanthus means "small genus of east Asian and Chinese trees with odd-pinnate leaves and long twisted samaras".

Is genus ailanthus a common word?

genus ailanthus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.