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JACARANDA
Etymology
Noun
jacaranda (plural jacarandas)
Any of several trees, of the genus Jacaranda, native to tropical South America, that have pale purple, funnel-shaped flowers.
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.
Source: Wiktionary
Jac`a*ran"da, n. Etym: [Braz.; cf. Sp. & Pg. jacaranda.] (Bot.) (a) The native Brazilian name for certain leguminous trees, which produce the beautiful woods called king wood, tiger wood, and violet wood. (b) A genus of bignoniaceous Brazilian trees with showy trumpet- shaped flowers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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