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单词 bougainvillaea
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Bougainvillaean.

Brit. /ˌbuːɡ(ə)nˈvɪlɪə/, U.S. /ˌbuɡənˈvɪliə/, /ˌbuɡənˈviə/, /ˌboʊɡənˈvɪliə/, /ˌboʊɡənˈviə/, /ˌbʊɡənˈvɪliə/, /ˌbʊɡənˈviə/
Forms: Also Bougainvillea, Bougainvillia.
Etymology: < the name of the French navigator Bougainville1729–1811. N.E.D. (1887) gives the pronunciation as (būgēinvilī·ă, commonly -vi·liă) /buːɡeɪnvɪˈliːə/, commonly /buːɡənˈvɪlɪə/.
A genus of tropical plants of the family Nyctaginaceæ, having flowers almost concealed by large leafy bracts.
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1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. I. 160/2 Bougainvillæa spectabilis is a climbing shrub or small tree, with alternate leaves and small spines.
1881 R. C. Praed Policy & Passion i. 145 A wide verandah..festooned by bougainvillea.
1883 Sunday Mag. Sept. 547/2 Cascades of bougonvillias, passion-flowers, banksias and roses.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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