jacaranda
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English
Etymology
From Portuguese jacarandá, from Old Tupi îacaranda.
Noun
jacaranda (plural jacarandas)
- 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.
- 2020, Brit Bennett, The Vanishing Half, Dialogue Books, page 147:
- They passed slowly under the jacaranda trees beginning to bloom lavender over their heads.
- The hard, dark wood of these trees.
- A trade name for similar hardwood timber from certain species of Dalbergia, notably Dalbergia frutescens, Dalbergia nigra and Dalbergia refusa.
Translations
tree
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wood
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French
Pronunciation
Noun
jacaranda m (plural jacarandas)
- jacaranda (Jacaranda)
- Hyponym: jacaranda à feuilles de mimosa
- (Réunion) Synonym of jacaranda à feuilles de mimosa (Jacaranda mimosifolia D. Don)[1]
Related terms
See also
References
- ^ Dominique Martiré (2021) Faune et flore de La Réunion, Paris: Delachaux et Niestlé, →ISBN, p. 118.
Further reading
- “jacaranda” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
- “jacaranda”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French jacaranda.
Noun
jacaranda m (plural jacaranda)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | jacaranda | jacarandaul | jacaranda | jacarandai | |
| genitive-dative | jacaranda | jacarandaului | jacaranda | jacarandalor | |
| vocative | jacarandaule | jacarandalor | |||
Spanish
Noun
jacaranda f (plural jacarandas)
Adjective
jacaranda f
Further reading
- “jacaranda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10