jacaranda
jacaranda noun: any of several trees, of the genus Jacaranda, native to tropical South America, that have pale purple, funnel-shaped flowers. In horticultural use refers specifically to Jacaranda mimosifolia.
Noun
jacaranda (plural jacarandas)
- Any of several trees, of the genus Jacaranda, native to tropical South America, that have pale purple, funnel-shaped flowers. In horticultural use refers specifically to Jacaranda mimosifolia.
- They passed slowly under the jacaranda trees beginning to bloom lavender over their heads.2020, Brit Bennett, The Vanishing Half, Dialogue Books, page 147
- The hard, dark wood of these trees.
- A trade name for similar hardwood timber from certain species of Dalbergia, notably Dalbergia frutescens, Dalbergia nigra and Dalbergia refusa.
Forms of jacaranda
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Origin of jacaranda
From Portuguese jacarandá, from Old Tupi îacaranda.
Questions about jacaranda
- What does jacaranda mean?
- Jacaranda means any of several trees, of the genus Jacaranda, native to tropical South America, that have pale purple, funnel-shaped flowers. In horticultural use refers specifically to Jacaranda mimosifolia.
- What part of speech is jacaranda?
- Jacaranda is a noun.
- What is the plural of jacaranda?
- The plural of jacaranda is jacarandas.
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