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jacaranda definition

jaca·randa (jak′ə ran′də)

noun

any of a genus (Jacaranda) of tropical American trees of the bignonia family, with finely divided foliage and large clusters of lavender flowers, often grown in the S U.S.

Etymology: ModL < Port < native (Tupí) name in Brazil

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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