n. [ Amer. Sp., fr. Mex. xacalli. ] In Mexico and the southwestern United States, a kind of plastered house or hut, usually made by planting poles or timber in the ground, filling in between them with screen work or wickerwork, and daubing one or both sides with mud or adobe mortar; also, this method of construction. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. [ F. jacamar, Braz. jacamarica; cf. Sp. jacamar. ] (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of tropical American birds of the genus
n. [ Cf. Sp. jacania. ] (Zool.) Any of several wading birds belonging to the genus
☞ The most common South American species is Jacana spinosa. The East Indian or pheasant jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus) is remarkable for having four very long, curved, middle tail feathers. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Braz.; cf. Sp. & Pg. jacaranda. ] (Bot.)
n. [ Pg. jacaré; of Brazilian origin. ] (Zool.) A cayman. See Yacare. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ NL., fr. L. Jacchus a mystic name of Bacchus, Gr. &unr_;. ] (Zool.) The common marmoset (Hapale vulgaris). Formerly, the name was also applied to other species of the same genus. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. See Jaconet. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. jacens, p. pr. of jacere to lie: cf. F. jacent. ] Lying at length;
n. [ F. jacinthe, L. hyacinthus. See Hyacinth. ] See Hyacinth. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Pg. jaca, Malayalam, tsjaka. ] (Bot.) A large tree, the Artocarpus integrifolia, common in the East Indies, closely allied to the breadfruit, from which it differs in having its leaves entire. The fruit is of great size, weighing from thirty to forty pounds, and through its soft fibrous matter are scattered the seeds, which are roasted and eaten. The wood is of a yellow color, fine grain, and rather heavy, and is much used in cabinetwork. It is also used for dyeing a brilliant yellow.