jacaranda

noun jac·a·ran·da \ˌja-kə-ˈran-də\

Definition of JACARANDA

: any of a genus (Jacaranda) of tropical American trees of the bignonia family with bipinnate leaves and panicles of showy usually blue flowers

New Latin, from Portuguese jacarandá a tree of this genus, from Tupi jakaraná, jakarandá

First Known Use: circa 1753

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