jacaranda

noun3

1. •
   Any of several trees, of the genus Jacaranda, native to tropical South America, that have pale purple, funnel-shaped flowers. In horticultural use refers specifically to Jacaranda mimosifolia.

   • They passed slowly under the jacaranda trees beginning to bloom lavender over their heads. — 2020
2. •
   The hard, dark wood of these trees.
3. •
   A trade name for similar hardwood timber from certain species of Dalbergia, notably Dalbergia frutescens, Dalbergia nigra and Dalbergia refusa.