jacaranda
noun
jac·a·ran·da ˌja-kə-ˈran-də 
: any of a genus (Jacaranda) of tropical American trees of the bignonia family with bipinnate leaves and panicles of showy usually blue flowers
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Despite the jacaranda’s popularity, Carrie likes another tree better. 
Jacqueline Pinedo, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2022 The jacaranda tree produces foot-long clusters of blooms measuring about two inches apiece. Terri Robertson, Country Living, 27 June 2022 The hues range from bright purple jacaranda trees and stunning hot pink city sunsets to gray concrete structures and dark city streets. Holly Jones, Variety, 15 June 2022 Finding dead end streets, eating at random restaurants, observing the jacaranda trees loose their purple flowers. Gael Couturier, Outside Online, 27 Mar. 2019 Last Saturday, 20 trees — including Brisbane box, tipa and blue jacaranda — were planted in a corner of Hollenbeck Park in Boyle Heights. Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2021 At a live baseball game, a concert, the jacaranda trees in bloom. Diana Wagman, Star Tribune, 14 June 2021 One last plastic lawn chair remained open under the shade of a jacaranda tree, and the man in the next seat over nodded toward it. Eric Barton, orlandosentinel.com, 11 Apr. 2021 Three jacarandas are now planted on a large field next to Lakeside Middle School LAKESIDE — Three of the nearly two dozen jacaranda trees slated to be cut down on Friday to make way for a new library in Lakeside were given a second chance at life. San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2021 See More
Jacqueline Pinedo, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2022 The jacaranda tree produces foot-long clusters of blooms measuring about two inches apiece. Terri Robertson, Country Living, 27 June 2022 The hues range from bright purple jacaranda trees and stunning hot pink city sunsets to gray concrete structures and dark city streets. Holly Jones, Variety, 15 June 2022 Finding dead end streets, eating at random restaurants, observing the jacaranda trees loose their purple flowers. Gael Couturier, Outside Online, 27 Mar. 2019 Last Saturday, 20 trees — including Brisbane box, tipa and blue jacaranda — were planted in a corner of Hollenbeck Park in Boyle Heights. Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2021 At a live baseball game, a concert, the jacaranda trees in bloom. Diana Wagman, Star Tribune, 14 June 2021 One last plastic lawn chair remained open under the shade of a jacaranda tree, and the man in the next seat over nodded toward it. Eric Barton, orlandosentinel.com, 11 Apr. 2021 Three jacarandas are now planted on a large field next to Lakeside Middle School LAKESIDE — Three of the nearly two dozen jacaranda trees slated to be cut down on Friday to make way for a new library in Lakeside were given a second chance at life. San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Portuguese jacarandá a tree of this genus, from Tupi jakaraná, jakarandá
First Known Use
circa 1753, in the meaning defined above