jacaranda
noun
any of various tropical trees belonging to the genus Jacaranda, of the catalpa family, having showy clusters of usually purplish flowers.
jacarandas
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pluralof jacaranda.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Without it, scores of jacarandas won’t even make it through the summer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2025
Many factors affecting the survival potential of burned trees, including jacarandas, are out of individuals’ control: the level and frequency of rain, the pace of bark generation, the passage of time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2025
Several yellow city street sweepers drove up and down Los Angeles Street in front of the federal courthouse, between blooming purple jacarandas and scores of police vehicles from various SoCal cities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2025
And here are some specific streets where you can find jacarandas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2024
There’s something about the vegetation, too, that I respond to instinctively—the stunning bougainvillea, the flamboyants and jacarandas, the orchids growing from the trunks of the mysterious ceiba trees.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
