jacaranda

noun

Meaning

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.

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brazilian rosewood(English)caviuna wood(English)dalbergia nigra(English)jacitara(English)pequi(English)jaboticaba(English)araca(English)mandacaru(English)acquisitive(English)camphor(English)kauri(English)syn(English)

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