bougainvillea
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.
Origin of bougainvillea
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How to use bougainvillea in a sentence
A grove of Hawaiian “Autograph” trees and pink bougainvillea, not to mention fragrant jasmine, create a lush garden environment.
It is our old friend the bougainvillea, but here it grows into a great tree instead of a creeper.
Round the Wonderful World | G. E. MittonWe said we wanted to see bougainvillea—a lot of bougainvillea, in a great mass together, as we had seen it from the ship.
The Ship Dwellers | Albert Bigelow PaineWe did get a guide at last who knew where the bougainvillea house was, but it was too late then to go to it.
The Ship Dwellers | Albert Bigelow PaineIt did not matter; there were flowers enough everywhere and bougainvillea on many walls.
The Ship Dwellers | Albert Bigelow Paine
These have given quite a new aspect to the vegetation, while bright colour is imparted by species of bougainvillea and Poinsettia.
British Dictionary definitions for bougainvillea
bougainvillaea
/ (ˌbuːɡənˈvɪlɪə) /
any tropical woody nyctaginaceous widely cultivated climbing plant of the genus Bougainvillea, having inconspicuous flowers surrounded by showy red or purple bracts
Origin of bougainvillea
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