jacaranda
Americannoun
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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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My parents used to dress us up in our traditional clothes and take photos of us in front of the bougainvillea or the jacaranda tree.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 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 Haslam, losing her jacaranda felt like a second wave of grief after her home burned down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2025
In cases of more severe scarring, North said, “the jacaranda looks like it will recover.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2025
Leah nodded, and kept on staring out at the big jacaranda trees that shaded the street.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
Originating in subtropical South America, jacarandas typically bloom around May and June, taking their cue from the season’s first stretch of consistent heat.
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
Without it, scores of jacarandas won’t even make it through the summer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2025
The first day jacarandas bloom is the last day he plants anything until autumn.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 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
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