Definition of Bougainvillea

1. Noun. Any of several South American ornamental woody vines of the genus Bougainvillea having brilliant red or purple flower bracts; widely grown in warm regions.

Group relationships: Bougainvillaea, Genus Bougainvillaea, Genus Bougainvillea
Specialized synonyms: Bougainvillea Glabra, Paper Flower
Generic synonyms: Vine

Definition of Bougainvillea

1. Noun. 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. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bougainvillea

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Bougainvillea

boudoir
boudoirs
bouffage
bouffages
bouffant
bouffant cap
bouffant caps
bouffants
bouffanty
bouffe
bouffes
bougainvilia
bougainvilias
bougainvillaea
bougainvillaeas
bougainvillea (current term)
bougainvilleas
bouge
bouged
bouges
bouget
bougets
bough
boughed
boughless
boughpot
boughpots
boughs
bought
bought off

Literary usage of Bougainvillea

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. On the Origin and Metamorphoses of Insects by John Lubbock (1902)
"Portion of colony of bougainvillea fruticosa, more magnified. trace of the definite Medusa-form can yet be detected ; others, in which the outlines of the ..."

2. Gardening in California: Landscape and Flower by John McLaren (1908)
"bougainvillea. The bougainvillea is justly classed among the most showy of our climbers, and, when planted by a veranda or ..."

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