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bougainvillea

One entry found for bougainvillea.
Main Entry: bouˇgainˇvilˇlea
Variant(s): also bouˇgainˇvilˇlaea /"bü-g&n-'vil-y&, "bO-, "bu-, -'vE-&/
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Louis Antoine de Bougainville
: any of a genus (Bougainvillaea) of the four-o'clock family of ornamental tropical American woody vines and shrubs with brilliant purple or red floral bracts