bougainvillea
Americannoun
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bougainvilleas
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of bougainvillea
1789; < New Latin, named after L. A. de Bougainville
Vocabulary lists containing bougainvillea
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Its entrance is sealed with a crude brick-and-mud wall, and an overgrown bougainvillea, bright with pink blooms, spills over the front boundary.
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2025
These days, I notice fuchsia bursts of bougainvillea instead of my mushy backside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025
What’s more, they’re often framed by colorful bougainvillea, fragrant jasmine and photogenic palm trees.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2024
Vines: Some popular vines that can grow up a wall include plants such as grapes, passion fruit and bougainvillea.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2023
Dr. van Heerden, Dr. Masuku, and Nhamo sat outside the cookhouse in the shade of a bougainvillea vine.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
Lehrer told the New York Times that jacarandas and bougainvilleas, native to South America and favorites of George Lucas, had to be included in the gardens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
When Rower mentioned from across the table that his grandparents adored bougainvilleas, he seemed to be floating the idea to see Oudolf’s reaction about whether they would work in Calder Gardens.
From New York Times ● Sep. 7, 2022
There’s something invigorating about tackling your to-dos among walls of ferns or billowing bougainvilleas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2022
He then sat down with other volunteers in a shaded eating area prettied with multicolored bougainvilleas to fret about if their work even had a place in today’s Catholic Church.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2021
The abundant crepe myrtles and pink bougainvilleas that dotted the courtyard were also as beautiful and lively as I recalled.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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