pau|low|ni|a

pau|low|ni|a
pau|low|ni|a «p LOH nee uh», noun.
any Chinese tree of a group of the figwort family, such as a species bearing clusters of purplish, trumpet-shaped flowers that bloom in early spring, widely cultivated for ornament.
[< New Latin Paulownia < Anna Pavlovna, daughter of Czar Paul I of Russia]

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