bougainvillea
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of bougainvillea
1789; < New Latin, named after L. A. de Bougainville
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Models wound around the room in tulle ball gowns and capes covered in bright Bougainvillea flowers, which contrasted in texture and colour with shimmery blue-toned dresses covered in embroidery.
From Reuters • Jan. 26, 2022
Bougainvillea and the flamboyant bird of paradise — the official city flower of L.A. — are imports from South Africa.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2021
Bougainvillea and trailing grapevines lead the way to the house from the road.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 4, 2016
Bougainvillea and hibiscus, canna lilies, four o’clocks, impatiens, zinnias.
From The New Yorker • Jul. 28, 2016
Yes, here are my three friends, in the quaint little garden of the hotel, with its purple-flowering vines of Bougainvillea, fragrant orange-trees, drooping palms, and long-tailed cockatoos drowsing on their perches.
From Out-of-Doors in the Holy Land Impressions of Travel in Body and Spirit by Van Dyke, Henry
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