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
The lush motif is carried outdoors to the deck off of the kitchen, where the hillside’s palm trees, bougainvillea and citrus provide shade for the dining table and chairs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2025
Along with a white bike, the memorial is adorned with bougainvillea, a plaque with George’s name and a sign on a street pole.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2023
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
Methuselah had sidled up into the bougainvillea bush right behind us, muttering, “Lubberlubberlubber.”
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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
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
By the end of the week, Pita got up and hobbled about the courtyard of Hacienda Dorada, clapping and laughing at the girls as they chased mariposas around the wide, robust bougainvilleas.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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