jacaranda

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: jac=a=ran=da

CIDE DICTIONARY

jacaranda, n. [Braz.; cf. Sp. & Pg. jacaranda.].

 The native Brazilian name for certain leguminous trees, which produce the beautiful woods called king wood, tiger wood, and violet wood.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

jacaranda, n.
1 any tropical American tree of the genus Jacaranda, with trumpet-shaped blue flowers.
2 any tropical American tree of the genus Dalbergia, with hard scented wood.

Etymology

Tupi-Guarani jacarand{aacute}