English Explanatory Dictionary

jacaranda

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several trees, of the genus Jacaranda, native to tropical South America, that have pale purple, funnel-shaped flowers. In horticultural use refers specifically to Jacaranda mimosifolia.
  2. The hard, dark wood of these trees.
  3. A trade name for similar hardwood timber from certain species of Dalbergia, notably Dalbergia frutescens, Dalbergia nigra and Dalbergia refusa.

Word forms

jacaranda jacarandas

Etymology

From Portuguese jacarandá, from Old Tupi îacaranda.

Translations

Catalan: xicranda Chinese Mandarin: 藍花楹屬 /蓝花楹属 Finnish: jakaranda French: jacaranda Greek: τζακαράντα Greek: γιακαράντα Hebrew: סיגלון Hebrew: יקרנדה Old Tupi: îakarandá Polish: jakaranda Portuguese: jacarandá Romanian: palisandru Russian: якара́нда Spanish: jacaranda Spanish: jacarandá Swedish: jakaranda Turkish: jakaranda
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