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 diœcious, and the staminate or male plant is very offensive when blossom. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;. ] (Zool.) A genus of small glassy heteropod mollusks found swimming at the surface in mid ocean. See Heteropod. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Anat.)