bou·gain·vil·lae·a  (bōō'gən-vĭl'ē-ə, -vĭl'yə, -vē'ə, bō'-)  n. Variant of bougainvillea. |
| bou·gain·vil·le·a also bou·gain·vil·lae·a (bōō'gən-vĭl'ē-ə, -vĭl'yə, -vē'ə, bō'-) n. Any of several South American woody shrubs or vines of the genus Bougainvillea having groups of three petallike, showy, variously colored bracts attached to the flowers. [New Latin Bougainvillea, genus name, after Louis Antoine de Bougainville.] |
| bougainvillaea | |
noun | |
| ornamental tropical woody vines [syn: genus Bougainvillea] |