Jacaranda Definition

jăkə-răndə
jacarandas
noun
jacarandas
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.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • Dalbergia nigra
  • caviuna wood
  • Brazilian rosewood
pronoun

A taxonomic genus within the family Bignoniaceae — the jacarandas.

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Noun

Singular:
jacaranda
Plural:
jacarandas

Origin of Jacaranda

  • Portuguese jacarandá from Tupí having a hard core, hard branch

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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