paulownia
noun
uk/pɔːˈləʊ.ni.ə/us/pɑːˈloʊ.ni.ə/[CorU]
anAsiantreethat haslarge, heart-shapedleaves:
Wecutback the paulownias everyyearso that theyproducemuchlargerleaves.
Thefarmcontainsseveral paulowniagroves.
It will be the firsttimehybridPaulowniatrees, which canabsorb10timesas muchcarbonasnativeforests, will beplantedinBritain.
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thewoodof the paulowniatree, used to makefurnitureandmusicalinstruments, and inbuilding:
They makefurnitureand otherobjectsfromwalnut,oak,cherry, paulownia,ash, andpoplar.
Heshowedme a littleboxmade of paulowniawood.
- Paulowniatreeswere firstintroducedinto theUnitedStatesin themiddleof the nineteenthcentury.
- Scientists have beenstudyingtheremarkablegrowthrateof the paulownia.
- Thevillagersstruggleto make alivingbygrowingbananasor paulownias.
- Most of thelandiscoveredwithmaples, paulownias, andelders.
Deciduous trees
- acacia
- acer
- alder
- almond
- aspen
- beech
- chestnut
- crape myrtle
- ficus
- ginkgo
- hawthorn
- hazel
- hickory
- horse chestnut
- rubber tree
- sakura
- silver birch
- spotted gum
- stringybark
- teak
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