JACARANDA Definition & Meaning

jacaranda

[ jak-uh-ran-duh, -ran-dah ]

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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.
any of various related or similar trees.
the often fragrant, ornamental wood of any of these trees.

jacaranda

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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
the fragrant ornamental wood of any of these trees
any of several related or similar trees or their wood

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1745–55; < Portuguese �Ჹ��Ի�á < Tupi �ⲹ��Ի�á

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C18: from Portuguese, from Tupi-Guarani �ⲹ��Ի�á

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Like the steel jacaranda she is, Los Angeles will never surrender.

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To illustrate, Smith points to the jacaranda planted on the median along Wilshire Boulevard near the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center.

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The jacaranda trees have started to bloom across Southern California.

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This year’s flowering has arrived three weeks earlier than last year’s, which many avid jacaranda buffs experienced as later than usual.

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The Dandora school is also planting trees including jacaranda and grevillea.

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