jacaranda
Americannoun
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jacarandas
plural
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any of various tropical trees belonging to the genus Jacaranda, of the catalpa family, having showy clusters of usually purplish flowers.
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any of various related or similar trees.
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the often fragrant, ornamental wood of any of these trees.
noun
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any bignoniaceous tree of the tropical American genus Jacaranda , having fernlike leaves and pale purple flowers and widely cultivated in temperate areas of Australia
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the fragrant ornamental wood of any of these trees
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any of several related or similar trees or their wood
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Etymology
Origin of jacaranda
1745–55; < Portuguese jacarandá < Tupi yacarandá
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British critics, maybe expecting flamboyance and unused to the exquisite smells of jacaranda and night-blooming jasmine, found it laid-back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Then up, up, and up, past the markets, clothing boutiques, fix-it shops, the swirling schools of motor scooters and all those purple jacaranda trees, starting their seasonal bloom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
For many jacaranda lovers, the labor of preservation was a knee-jerk reaction, like shielding a child from a blow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2025
But when the Army Corps removed her beloved tree this year, all that remained was the jacaranda — the one that for years had left her car sticky with sap and stunk up the street.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2025
The man was lying on a couch under a jacaranda tree.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
Featuring various zones of native vegetation alongside bougainvillea and jacarandas, the park is dotted with generous public seating and has an amphitheater for outdoor events or general lounging.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Without it, scores of jacarandas won’t even make it through the summer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2025
However, experts warned that L.A.’s trees, including jacarandas, still face threats from post-fire recovery efforts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2025
Gretchen North, a biology professor at Occidental College, said plant recovery efforts in the canyons above Altadena have revealed that jacarandas have fared “remarkably well.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2025
Rain is falling and night is falling in Moca as we pass, the palm roofs sagging, the soil soggy with drowned seeds, the drenched jacarandas losing their creamy blossoms.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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