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Jac"a-ran'da: n. "A tall tropical tree valued for its wood."
If you think about it, Tim Duncan could be described as a jacaranda. Don't get it? Okay, I'll spell it out for you: he's seven feet tall (tall), was born in the Virgin Islands (tropical), and his wood, uhh... you get the idea.
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