jacaranda

noun

jac·​a·​ran·​da ˌja-kə-ˈran-də 

: 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

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

Last year, Araya had been contacted by the neighborhood tree committee after the jacaranda in the triangle had been mysteriously vandalized. —Ryan Bradley, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2024

Disputing the pros and cons of street food is a longer tradition in Los Angeles than Hollywood, jacarandas and USC football — but far more annoying than all of them combined. —Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2023

This time last year, dozens of jacarandas at the Morley Field Disc Golf Course in Balboa Park were in full bloom, creating an aromatic, light purple canopy throughout the course. —Lauryn Schroeder, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2023

The blooming of jacarandas often signals the start of pre-summer, the most hopeful time of year. —Mark Gozonsky, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2023

Opening next month, Hotel Corazón sits on 12 acres planted with ancient palm, jacaranda, olive and citrus trees; the property is also home to a working farm. —New York Times, 1 May 2023

Similar to the jacaranda, the tree also blooms with flowers — in its case, beautiful yellow ones. —Jacqueline Pinedo, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2022

Elsewhere in the country, city streets in Johannesburg are blooming with jacaranda trees. —Chadner Navarro, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Jan. 2022

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