jacaranda

UK: /ˌdʒækəˈrændə/

US: /ˌdʒækəˈrændə/

US: ( jak′ə ran′də, -ran dä′)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

jac•a•ran•da /ˌdʒækəˈrændə/   n. [countable] , pl. -das. 

1. Plant Biology a tropical tree, having bright clusters of usually purplish flowers.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

jac•a•ran•da  ( jak′ə ran′də, -ran dä′), n. 

1. Plant Biology any of various tropical trees belonging to the genus Jacaranda, of the catalpa family, having showy clusters of usually purplish flowers.
2. Plant Biology any of various related or similar trees.
3. the often fragrant, ornamental wood of any of these trees.

• Tupi yacarandá
• Portuguese jacarandá
• 1745–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

jacaranda / ˌdʒækəˈrændə/ noun

1. any bignoniaceous tree of the tropical American genus Jacaranda, having fernlike leaves and pale purple flowers and widely cultivated in temperate areas of Australia
2. the fragrant ornamental wood of any of these trees
3. any of several related or similar trees or their wood

Etymology: 18th Century: from Portuguese, from Tupi-Guarani yacarandá