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gənˈvɪl 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.
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bougainvillea or bougainvillaea (ˌbuːɡənˈvɪlɪə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| any tropical woody nyctaginaceous widely cultivated climbing plant of the genus Bougainvillea, having inconspicuous flowers surrounded by showy red or purple bracts | |
| [C19: New Latin, named after Louis Antoine de Bougainville (1729--1811), French navigator] | |
| bougainvillaea or bougainvillaea | |
| —n | |
| [C19: New Latin, named after Louis Antoine de Bougainville (1729--1811), French navigator] | |
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Word Origin & History
bougainvillea
type of woody vine, 1866, named for Fr. navigator Louis Bougainville (1729-1811).
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Example sentences
All rooms connect to either a shared or private garden lined with trellises overgrown with bougainvillea.
Grounds are heavy with bougainvillea and hibiscus, while the lakes host wild ducks and swans.
The green spiny cactus contrasts with the exotic deep reds and oranges of the delicate bougainvillea.
Views extend out over the bougainvillea, palms, and citrus trees in the garden to the sea.
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