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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) | |
| —n | |
| 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
Members chant privately, but meet regularly in each other's whitewashed apartment buildings and bougainvillea-shaded homes.
The damage is more severe in white and pink varieties of bougainvillea plants.
Upon entering a tropical patio, you'll find tiled tables surrounded by palm trees and bougainvillea.
Bougainvillea poured down the hillside, and the hummingbirds were spinning.
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