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paulownia definition

pau·low·nia (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

Etymology: ModL, after Anna Pavlovna (died 1865), daughter of Czar Paul I

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