bou·gain·vil·le·a

also bou·gain·vil·lae·a (bo͞o′gən-vĭl′ē-ə, -vĭl′yə, -vē′ə, bō′-)

Any of several woody shrubs or vines of the genus Bougainvillea of Central and South America, having small flowers surrounded by large usually bright red or purple bracts.

[New Latin Bougainvillea, genus name, after Louis Antoine de Bougainville.]

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bougainvillea

(ˌbuːɡənˈvɪlɪə) or

bougainvillaea

(Plants) any tropical woody nyctaginaceous widely cultivated climbing plant of the genus Bougainvillea, having inconspicuous flowers surrounded by showy red or purple bracts

[C19: New Latin, named after Louis Antoine de Bougainville (1729–1811), French navigator]

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bou•gain•vil•le•a

(ˌbu gənˈvɪl i ə, -ˈvɪl yə, ˌboʊ-)

n. -le•as.

any of several South American shrubs or vines belonging to the genus Bougainvillea, of the four-o'clock family, having small flowers with showy, variously colored bracts.

[1789; < New Latin, after Latin. A. de Bougainville]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

bougainvillea - any of several South American ornamental woody vines of the genus Bougainvillea having brilliant red or purple flower bracts; widely grown in warm regions

Bougainvillaea, genus Bougainvillaea, genus Bougainvillea - ornamental tropical woody vines

Bougainvillea glabra, paper flower - Brazilian vine that tends to flower continuously

vine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface

Translations

Bougainvillea

μπουκαμβίλια

buganviliabuganvillacomomosípapelilloSanta Rita

bougainvilleaihmeköynnös

bougainvillier

buganvillea

bugenvilija

bougainvillea

bougainvilleatrillingblomst

bugenwilla

bougainvillea

бугенвиллия

begonvil

бугенвілія

bougainvillea

[ˌbuːgənˈvɪlɪə] N → buganvilla f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

bougainvillea

[ˌbuːgənˈvɪliə] book-binding > bougainvillaea (British) n → bougainvillée f, bougainvillier m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

bougainvillea

n → Bougainvillea f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

bougainvillea

bougainvillaea [ˌbuːgənˈvɪlɪə] n → buganvillea

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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