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
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tree of the gods::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | ailanthus altissima, tree of heaven |
| Type of | ailanthus |
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tree of the gods
Hesiod's Theogony provides a polytheistic creation myth and a wide-ranging family tree of the Greek gods.
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Odin, the king of the gods, hanged himself from the tree to obtain cosmic wisdom.
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When Linnaeus systematised the natural world, he called the genus that includes the cocoa tree Theobroma, the food of the gods.
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The gods hold court there every day at the Well of Urd, beneath an ash tree, Yggdrasil, debating the fates of men and gods.
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Out of the grave of the two dead gods grew a tall tree with a big round nut, which is the coconut tree.
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The tree is described as having foliage of red gold and being the most beautiful tree among both gods and men.
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The religious beliefs are represented by figures of yakshas, tree gods and magical sky chariots.
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Aztec cosmological drawing with the god Xiuhtecuhtli, the lord of fire and of the Calendar in the center and the other important gods around him each in front of a sacred tree.
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To the west and north, Gardiner and his daughter could see the shattered tree limbs that survived, twisted and bare of bark, as though sandblasted by the gods.
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