Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A name of certain large Brazilian trees which yield the rosewood of commerce; also, the wood itself. The trees so called include species of the bignoniaceous genus Jacaranda, Dalbergia nigra, and several species of the genus Machærium of the bean family, especially M. scleroxylon, M. firmum, and M. legale. The last two species are usually distinguished as jacaranda roxa (red jacaranda,) and jacaranda preto (black jacaranda). See
rosewood , 1, Jacaranda, 1, and Machærium, 1. - noun A genus of the natural order Bignoniaceæ, type of the tribe Jacarandeæ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The native Brazilian name for certain leguminous trees, which produce the beautiful woods called king wood, tiger wood, and violet wood.
- noun A genus of bignoniaceous Brazilian trees with showy trumpet-shaped flowers.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Bignoniaceae — thejacarandas .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an important Brazilian timber tree yielding a heavy hard dark-colored wood streaked with black
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Set predominantly amongst the expatriate community in Cairo, Oleander, Jacaranda is an eloquent exploration of identity and of recovered childhood memories and with it some fundamental truths emerge.
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Set predominantly amongst the expatriate community in Cairo, Oleander, Jacaranda is an eloquent exploration of identity and of recovered childhood memories and with it some fundamental truths emerge.
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The boys had started playing at a club called the Jacaranda, on Slater Street, not far from college.
John Lennon, Cynthia 2005
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That trendy catchphrase, black empowerment, will not be appropriate in the Gwebu venture, provisionally titled Jacaranda
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Josh Garrels 'entire album "Jacaranda" is on repeat but I think "Words Remain" is my favorite track.
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One I anticipate in particular will be the performance of The Little Match Girl Passion by David Lang, a preview performance of which was presented with a complement of just four singer-percussionists at Santa Monica's Jacaranda Music Series earlier this year.
Rodney Punt: Bridges to Somewhere: Master Chorale Embraces Worlds in Los Angeles Rodney Punt 2011
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One I anticipate in particular will be the performance of The Little Match Girl Passion by David Lang, a preview performance of which was presented with a complement of just four singer-percussionists at Santa Monica's Jacaranda Music Series earlier this year.
Rodney Punt: Bridges to Somewhere: Master Chorale Embraces Worlds in Los Angeles Rodney Punt 2011
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They established the annually-blooming Jacaranda tree as the icon, or a free reminder to get annual pap tests.
Alla Kazovsky: Thinking Beyond Boundaries: Art Center's Designmatters Program Alla Kazovsky 2011
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One I anticipate in particular will be the performance of The Little Match Girl Passion by David Lang, a preview performance of which was presented with a complement of just four singer-percussionists at Santa Monica's Jacaranda Music Series earlier this year.
Rodney Punt: Bridges to Somewhere: Master Chorale Embraces Worlds in Los Angeles Rodney Punt 2011
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One I anticipate in particular will be the performance of The Little Match Girl Passion by David Lang, a preview performance of which was presented with a complement of just four singer-percussionists at Santa Monica's Jacaranda Music Series earlier this year.
Rodney Punt: Bridges to Somewhere: Master Chorale Embraces Worlds in Los Angeles Rodney Punt 2011
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