JACARANDA Jac`a*ran"da, n. Etym: [Braz.; cf. Sp. & Pg. jacaranda.] (Bot.) (a) The native Brazilian name for certain leguminous trees, which produce the beautiful woods called king wood, tiger wood, and violet wood. (b) A genus of bignoniaceous Brazilian trees with showy trumpet- shaped flowers.
JACARE
Jac"a*re`, n. Etym: [Pg. jacaré; of Brazilian origin.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A cayman. See Yacare.
JACCHUS
Jac"chus, n. Etym: [NL., fr. L. Jacchus a mystic name of Bacchus, Gr.
(Zoöl.)
Defn: The common marmoset (Hapale vulgaris). Formerly, the name was also applied to other species of the same genus.
JACCONET
Jac"co*net, n.
Defn: See Jaconet.
JACENT Ja"cent, a. Etym: [L. jacens, p. pr. of jacere to lie: cf. F. jacent.]
Defn: Lying at length; as, the jacent posture. [R.] Sir H. Wotton.
JACINTH
Ja"cinth, n. Etym: [F. jacinthe, L. hyacinthus. See Hyacinth.]