资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Paulownia \Pau*low"ni*a\, 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}.

   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.