paulownia
Americannoun
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a Japanese tree, Paulownia tomentosa, of the bignonia family, having showy clusters of pale-violet or blue flowers blossoming in early spring.
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any other tree of the genus Paulownia.
noun
Etymology
Origin of paulownia
1835–45; < New Latin; named after Anna Pavlovna, daughter of Paul I of Russia; see -ia
Example Sentences
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It was an ordinary log from a paulownia tree, a seasoned slice of timber that, in another life, might have gone up in smoke in the fireplace of the Carson home in Havre de Grace.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 25, 2019
Around us, paulownia and ginkgoes swayed in the wind.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 8, 2018
Brought to Japan from China in the 9th century, it is fashioned out of blond paulownia wood.
From Time Magazine Archive
You're probably aware of the exotic, organic surfboard materials available today: bamboo, agave, balsa, hemp, redwood, sekopalm, koa, paulownia.
From Time Magazine Archive
Tree-ear sat on a stone under the paulownia tree and untied the comers of the cloth.
From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park
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