Bougainvillea Definition

bo͝ogənvilēə, bo͝ogənvilyə, bo͝ogənvēyə
bougainvilleas
noun
Any of a genus (Bougainvillea) of woody tropical vines of the four-o'clock family, having inconspicuous flowers surrounded by large, showy purple or red bracts.
Webster's New World
pronoun

A taxonomic genus within the family Nyctaginaceae — the bougainvillea.

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Noun

Singular:
bougainvillea
Plural:
bougainvilleas

Origin of Bougainvillea

  • New Latin Bougainvillea genus name after Louis Antoine de Bougainville

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Named after French admiral and explorer Louis Antoine de Bougainville (1729-1811).

    From Wiktionary

  • New Latin, from Louis Antoine de Bougainville French admiral + -a.

    From Wiktionary

Bougainvillea Sentence Examples

  • Gasparilla Garden is a brilliant bouquet of bougainvillea, lush white flowers and exotic palm.

  • Click here if you can help bougainvillea From Gill, Basingstoke I am growing a bougainvillea in my conservatory for the first time.

  • Narrow streets twist down to the harbor, lined with white washed, shuttered buildings draped with brightly colored bougainvillea.

  • The pool, surrounded by flowering bougainvillea, offers a relaxing spot to soak up the sun and has a bar close to hand.

  • Now many of the trees are well over 2m tall and the cascades of hot pink bougainvillea are thriving.

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