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Jacaranda
Jacaranda (family Bignoniaceae) A genus of trees in which the leaves are bipinnate and opposite. The flowers are bluish-lilac in colour and borne in panicles or clusters. The fruit is a short pod. J. filicifolia is a widely grown ornamental. There are 30 species, occurring in tropical America.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "Jacaranda." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "Jacaranda." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-Jacaranda.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "Jacaranda." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-Jacaranda.html |
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jacaranda
jacaranda Genus of trees native to tropical America. The ornamental Jacaranda mimosifolia and J. cuspidifolia have showy blue flowers amd fern-like leaves. There are 50 species. Family Bignoniaceae.
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"jacaranda." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "jacaranda." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-jacaranda.html "jacaranda." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-jacaranda.html |
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jacaranda
jacaranda : see bignonia . |
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"jacaranda." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "jacaranda." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-jacarand.html "jacaranda." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-jacarand.html |
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jacaranda
jacaranda •adder, bladder, khaddar, ladder, madder
•Esmeralda, Valda
•scaffolder • lambda
•Amanda, Aranda, Baganda, Banda, brander, candour (US candor), coriander, dander, expander, gander, germander, goosander, jacaranda, Leander, Luanda, Lysander, meander, memoranda, Menander, Miranda, oleander, panda, pander, philander, propaganda, Rwanda, sander, Skanda, stander, Uganda, understander, Vanda, veranda, withstander, zander
•backhander • Laplander • stepladder
•inlander • outlander • Netherlander
•overlander • gerrymander
•pomander
•calamander, salamander
•bystander
•ardour (US ardor), armada, Bader, cadre, carder, cicada, Dalriada, enchilada, Garda, gelada, Granada, Haggadah, Hamada, intifada, lambada, larder, Masada, Nevada, panada, piña colada, pousada, promenader, retarder, Scheherazade, Theravada, Torquemada, tostada
•Alexander, commander, demander, Lahnda, slander
•Pravda • autostrada
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"jacaranda." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "jacaranda." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-jacaranda.html "jacaranda." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-jacaranda.html |
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