Ailantus

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ailantus \Ai*lan"tus\, n. [From aylanto, i. e., tree of heaven,
     the name of the tree in the Moluccas.] (Bot.)
     A genus of beautiful trees, natives of the East Indies. The
     tree imperfectly di[oe]cious, and the staminate or male plant
     is very offensive when blossom.
     [1913 Webster]