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bougainvillea
[ boo-guhn-vil-ee-uh, -vil-yuh, boh- ]
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.
bougainvillea
/ ˌbuːɡənˈvɪlɪə /
noun
- any tropical woody nyctaginaceous widely cultivated climbing plant of the genus Bougainvillea , having inconspicuous flowers surrounded by showy red or purple bracts
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Example Sentences
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.
We said we wanted to see bougainvillea—a lot of bougainvillea, in a great mass together, as we had seen it from the ship.
We did get a guide at last who knew where the bougainvillea house was, but it was too late then to go to it.
It did not matter; there were flowers enough everywhere and bougainvillea on many walls.
These have given quite a new aspect to the vegetation, while bright colour is imparted by species of Bougainvillea and Poinsettia.
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