bougainvillea

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/ˌbuː.ɡənˈvɪl.ɪ.ə/(UK)

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/ˌbuː.ɡənˈvɪl.ɪ.ə/(UK) · /ˌbu.ɡənˈvɪl.jə/(US) · /ˌboʊ.ɡənˈvɪl.jə/(US)

Definition of bougainvillea

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noun

(countable, uncountable)Any of several South American flowering shrubs or lianas, of the genus Bougainvillea, having three showy, colorful bracts attached below each group of three inconspicuous flowers.

“He is outside in his garden, surrounded by bougainvillea bursting with color.”

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From taxonomic name Bougainvillea, from French Bougainville + -a. Named after French admiral and explorer Louis Antoine de Bougainville (1729–1811).

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