n.
Pronunciation: ˌ ja-k ə - ' ran-d ə
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Portuguese jacarandá a tree of this genus, from Tupi jakaraná, jakarandá
Date: circa 1753
: any of a genus ( Jacaranda ) of tropical American trees of the bignonia family with bipinnate leaves and panicles of showy usually blue flowers