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paulownia

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pau·low·ni·a  (pô-ln-)
n.
Any of several Chinese deciduous trees of the genus Paulownia, having large, heart-shaped, opposite leaves and pyramidal panicles of purplish or white flowers with a spotted interior. Also called princess tree.
[New Latin, genus name, after Princess Anna Paulovna (1795-1865), Russian princess and queen of William II of the Netherlands.]
paulownia [pɔːˈləʊnɪə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any scrophulariaceous tree of the Japanese genus Paulownia, esp P. tomentosa, having large heart-shaped leaves and clusters of purplish or white flowers
[New Latin, named after Anna Paulovna, daughter of Paul I of Russia]
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