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bougainvillea

American

[boo-guhn-vil-ee-uh, -vil-yuh, boh-] / ˌbu gənˈvɪl i ə, -ˈvɪl jə, ˌboʊ- /

noun

any of several shrubs or vines of the genus Bougainvillea, native to South America, having small flowers with showy, variously colored bracts, and often cultivated in warm regions.

bougainvillea British

/ ˌbuːɡənˈvɪlɪə /

noun

any tropical woody nyctaginaceous widely cultivated climbing plant of the genus Bougainvillea , having inconspicuous flowers surrounded by showy red or purple bracts

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bougainvilleas

plural

Etymology

Origin of bougainvillea

1789; < New Latin, named after L. A. de Bougainville

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bougainvillea

noun

noun

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