paulownia noun. [pɔ:'lǝʊnɪǝ, -'lɒvnɪǝ] M19.
[mod. Latin (see below), from Anna Paulowna (1795-1865), daughter of Tsar Paul I and wife of William II of the Netherlands.]
Botany. Any of several east Asian deciduous trees of the genus Paulownia, of the figwort family, with blue or lilac bell-shaped flowers and large, often hairy leaves; esp. the kiri, P. tomentosa.

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