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paulownia
(pô lō′nē ə)
noun
any of a genus (Paulownia) of Asiatic trees of the figwort family, with large, heart-shaped leaves and large, erect clusters of violet flowers; esp., a tree (P. tomentosa) having fragrant, violet flowers like those of foxglove
Origin: ModL, after Anna Pavlovna (died 1865), daughter of Czar Paul I
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noun
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.
Origin:
Origin: New Latin, genus name
Origin: , after Princess Anna Paulovna (1795-1865), Russian princess and queen of William II of the Netherlands
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