| a Chinese tree, Paulownia tomentosa, of the bignonia family, having hairy leaves and clusters of fragrant, violet flowers, naturalized in the eastern U.S. |
pau·low·ni·a  (pô-lō'nē-ə)  n. Any of several Chinese deciduous trees of the genus Paulownia, having large, heart-shaped, opposite leaves and pyramidal panicles of purplish or white flowers with a spotted interior. Also called princess tree. [New Latin, genus name, after Princess Anna Paulovna (1795-1865), Russian princess and queen of William II of the Netherlands.] |
| princess tree n. See paulownia. [After Princess Anna Paulovna (1795-1865), queen of William II of the Netherlands.] |
