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jacaranda

jac·a·ran·da [ ˌja-kə-ˈran-də]

jacaranda

noun

[ˌja-kə-ˈran-də]

Definition of jacaranda

: any of a genus (Jacaranda) of tropical American trees of the bignonia family with bipinnate leaves and panicles of showy usually blue flowers

Recent Examples on the Web

//For whites, even in war, Rhodesia was caught in a time warp of country clubs and drinks at sunset on shaded terraces scented by bougainvillea and jacaranda.
— Alan Cowell, New York Times, "Mugabe’s Reign Began With Bob Marley and Good Schools. Despotism Soon Followed.," 6 Sep. 2019
//The curbside carrotwood, magnolia, jacaranda, liquid amber and podocarpus trees have not been stolen.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: Whodunit? Case of the missing downtown San Diego trees," 9 Aug. 2019
//As hummingbirds dart among arbutus trees, the gardenias and carissa flowering beneath a jacaranda scent the air near the door.
— Emily Young, Los Angeles Times, "A tranquil garden getaway amid the hustle and bustle of Westwood," 3 Aug. 2019
//Reggio Calabria, destroyed in an earthquake in 1908, then heavily bombed by the Allies in World War II, still retains the atmosphere of a tropical, laid-back port with its twisted banyan and blooming jacaranda trees.
— Frances Mayes, National Geographic, "Discover Italy’s most delicious secret," 11 July 2019
//Violet jacaranda trees and bougainvillea flowers of radiant pink and royal purple are in full bloom.
— Nevin Martell, Washington Post, "In central Mexico, a retreat that’s perfect for families," 14 June 2019
//The cherry blossoms that have made Washington, D.C. even more of a tourist hotspot have finally met their West Coast counterpart—purple jacaranda mimosifolia trees.
— Elizabeth Gulino, House Beautiful, "Purple Jacaranda Trees Are the New Cherry Blossom, I'm Calling It," 5 June 2019
//Bougainvillea vines and jacaranda petals spill onto every street.
— Anna Deutsch, Harper's BAZAAR, "Just Back From…Oaxaca, Mexico," 22 May 2019
//That property was filled with cypress, eucalyptus, palms, and jacaranda—and, along the way, was re-dubbed Balboa Park.
— Brittany Martin, Los Angeles Magazine, "The History of Those Beautiful Jacaranda Trees in Bloom Around L.A.," 15 May 2018

First Known Use of jacaranda

circa 1753, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for jacaranda

New Latin, from Portuguese jacarandá a tree of this genus, from Tupi jakaraná, jakarandá

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