paulownia
/pɔːˈləʊnɪə
/ /pɔːˈlɒvnɪə/noun
A small SE Asian tree with heart-shaped leaves and fragrant lilac flowers.
- Genus Paulownia, family Scrophulariaceae.
- As part of a game, King Cheng gave Yu a paulownia leaf and declared him enfeoffed.
- Popular three-bar sets were further packaged in an upscale paulownia wood box.
Origin
Modern Latin, named after Anna Pavlovna (1795–1865), a Russian princess.