jacaranda

noun

jac·​a·​ran·​da ˌja-kə-ˈran-də How to pronounce jacaranda (audio)
: any of a genus (Jacaranda) of tropical American trees of the bignonia family with bipinnate leaves and panicles of showy usually blue flowers

Examples of jacaranda in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web To illustrate, Smith points to the jacaranda planted on the median along Wilshire Boulevard near the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center. Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2024 Carrie notes the international adaptability of jacarandas, which have flourished in traditionally moderate climates from San Diego to Cairo. Mark Gozonsky, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024 So far, flowering jacarandas have been spotted along residential streets in East Hollywood, Silver Lake, Venice, Pasadena and Long Beach. Mark Gozonsky, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024 The colonial buildings in honeydew and cantaloupe colors — surrounded by banyan trees, strangler figs, and jacaranda and set off by the bright primaries and pastels of the clothes of passersby — make for a delicious street scene. Chris Wallace, Travel + Leisure, 24 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for jacaranda 

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Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

circa 1753, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of jacaranda was circa 1753

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“Jacaranda.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jacaranda. Accessed 7 Oct. 2024.

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