Definition of paulownia in English:
paulownia
noun pɔːˈləʊnɪəpɔːˈlɒvnɪəpɔˈloʊniə
A small SE Asian tree with heart-shaped leaves and fragrant lilac flowers.
Genus Paulownia, family Scrophulariaceae
Example sentencesExamples
- Popular three-bar sets were further packaged in an upscale paulownia wood box.
- As part of a game, King Cheng gave Yu a paulownia leaf and declared him enfeoffed.
- I want to plant a royal paulownia or princess tree in my front yard in North Beach, MD. Where can I get one?
- Yeh said that the trees, also know as paulownia trees in English, used to be an important source of income for the Hakka.
- This complex little sculpture shows a circular, so-called ‘moon gate’ in a roofed garden wall overhung with branches of paulownia and surrounded by ornamental pierced rocks.
Origin
Modern Latin, named after Anna Pavlovna (1795–1865), a Russian princess.