Paulownia

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Paulownia \Pau*low"ni*a\, prop. n. [NL. So named from the
     Russian princess Anna Pavlovna.] (Bot.)
     A genus of trees of the order {Scrophulariace[ae]},
     consisting of one species, {Paulownia imperialis}.
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     Note: The tree is native to Japan, and has immense
           heart-shaped leaves, and large purplish flowers in
           panicles. The capsules contain many little winged
           seeds, which are beautiful microscopic objects. The
           tree is hardy in America as far north as Connecticut.
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