English Explanatory Dictionary

bougainvillea

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several South American flowering shrubs or lianas, of the genus Bougainvillea, having three showy, colorful bracts attached below each group of three inconspicuous flowers.

Pronunciation

/ˌbuː.ɡənˈvɪl.ɪ.ə/ /ˌbu.ɡənˈvɪl.jə/ /ˌboʊ.ɡənˈvɪl.jə/ en-us-bougainvillea.ogg en-au-bougainvillea.ogg

Word forms

bougainvillea bougainvilleas bougainvillaea bougainvillia

Etymology

From taxonomic name Bougainvillea, from French Bougainville + -a. Named after French admiral and explorer Louis Antoine de Bougainville (1729–1811).

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