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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024jac•a•ran•da /ˌdʒækəˈrændə/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -das. - Plant Biologya tropical tree, having bright clusters of usually purplish flowers.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024jac•a•ran•da ( jak′ə ran′də, -ran dä′),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologyany of various tropical trees belonging to the genus Jacaranda, of the catalpa family, having showy clusters of usually purplish flowers.
- Plant Biologyany of various related or similar trees.
- the often fragrant, ornamental wood of any of these trees.
- Tupi yacarandá
- Portuguese jacarandá
- 1745–55
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: jacaranda /ˌdʒækəˈrændə/ n - any bignoniaceous tree of the tropical American genus Jacaranda, having fernlike leaves and pale purple flowers and widely cultivated in temperate areas of Australia
- the fragrant ornamental wood of any of these trees
- any of several related or similar trees or their wood
Etymology: 18th Century: from Portuguese, from Tupi-Guarani yacarandá |