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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My parents used to dress us up in our traditional clothes and take photos of us in front of the bougainvillea or the jacaranda tree.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026
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
So maybe the bougainvillea can’t climb up the side wall anymore.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2025
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
The bougainvillea and morning glories are in full bloom, too, along with the jasmine that makes everything smell as good as it looks.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
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
She cares for every herb and weed in the gardens she tends but she has a special place in her heart for the vibrant fuchsia blooms of bougainvilleas — vining shrubs with hidden sharp thorns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2022
There’s something invigorating about tackling your to-dos among walls of ferns or billowing bougainvilleas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2022
The restaurant is in a large open portico on the ground floor shaded by bougainvilleas.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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