jacaranda

noun

jac·a·ran·da ˌja-kə-ˈran-də

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

Examples of jacaranda in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web To illustrate, Smith points to the jacaranda planted on the median along Wilshire Boulevard near the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center. —

Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2024 Carrie notes the international adaptability of jacarandas, which have flourished in traditionally moderate climates from San Diego to Cairo. —

Mark Gozonsky, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024 So far, flowering jacarandas have been spotted along residential streets in East Hollywood, Silver Lake, Venice, Pasadena and Long Beach. —

Mark Gozonsky, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024 The colonial buildings in honeydew and cantaloupe colors — surrounded by banyan trees, strangler figs, and jacaranda and set off by the bright primaries and pastels of the clothes of passersby — make for a delicious street scene. —

Chris Wallace, Travel + Leisure, 24 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for jacaranda

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