tree of heaven
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of tree of heaven
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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The bugs are still so plentiful, the trained eye can spot them clinging to the trunks of tree of heaven while driving on the turnpike.
From National Geographic ● Aug. 31, 2023
Experts are focusing on getting rid of the insect’s favored host, the tree of heaven, by cutting it down and using herbicide to kill it.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 1, 2023
But if New Yorkers can’t check the lanternfly, there’s a silver lining: they feed on the tree of heaven, a tough, stinky invader with which city-dwellers have a love-hate relationship.
From New York Times ● Aug. 8, 2022
Airborne DNA also revealed tree of heaven, an invasive plant not detected by the survey.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 30, 2021
As the buds on the trees turn to flowers, she raises her black eyebrows in surprise above her wide blue eyes and declares: bougainvillea, hibiscus, why, tree of heaven!
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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