bougainvillea

[ boo-guhn-vil-ee-uh, -vil-yuh, boh- ]

/ ˌbu gənˈvɪl i ə, -ˈvɪl yə, ˌboʊ- /

noun

any of several shrubs or vines of the genus Bougainvillea, native to South America, having small flowers with showy, variously colored bracts, and often cultivated in warm regions.

Origin of bougainvillea

1789; <New Latin, named after L. A. de Bougainville

Words nearby bougainvillea

boudoir, boudoir grand, bouffant, bouffe, Bougainville, bougainvillea, bough, boughed, boughpot, bought, boughten

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Example sentences from the Web for bougainvillea

And this time he paused, on the brink of a dark canyon of a lane, running back between walls hung with bougainvillea.
The Fortieth Door|Mary Hastings Bradley
We did get a guide at last who knew where the bougainvillea house was, but it was too late then to go to it.
The Ship Dwellers|Albert Bigelow Paine
These have given quite a new aspect to the vegetation, while bright colour is imparted by species of Bougainvillea and Poinsettia.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 3|Various
Wolf crossed the flags, and when he stopped by the bougainvillea his face was red.
Kit Musgrave's Luck|Harold Bindloss

At the far end of the quadrangle is the salon, the walls of which are covered with bougainvillea of a deep violet colour.
Recollections of a Busy Life|William B. Forwood

British Dictionary definitions for bougainvillea

bougainvillea

bougainvillaea

/ (ˌbuːɡənˈvɪlɪə) /

noun

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

Word Origin for bougainvillea

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	bougainvillea
释义	bougainvillea [ boo-guhn-vil-ee-uh, -vil-yuh, boh- ] / ˌbu gənˈvɪl i ə, -ˈvɪl yə, ˌboʊ- / noun any of several shrubs or vines of the genus Bougainvillea, native to South America, having small flowers with showy, variously colored bracts, and often cultivated in warm regions. Origin of bougainvillea 1789; <New Latin, named after L. A. de Bougainville Words nearby bougainvillea boudoir, boudoir grand, bouffant, bouffe, Bougainville, bougainvillea, bough, boughed, boughpot, bought, boughten Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bougainvillea And this time he paused, on the brink of a dark canyon of a lane, running back between walls hung with bougainvillea. The Fortieth Door\|Mary Hastings Bradley We did get a guide at last who knew where the bougainvillea house was, but it was too late then to go to it. The Ship Dwellers\|Albert Bigelow Paine These have given quite a new aspect to the vegetation, while bright colour is imparted by species of Bougainvillea and Poinsettia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 3\|Various Wolf crossed the flags, and when he stopped by the bougainvillea his face was red. Kit Musgrave's Luck\|Harold Bindloss At the far end of the quadrangle is the salon, the walls of which are covered with bougainvillea of a deep violet colour. Recollections of a Busy Life\|William B. Forwood British Dictionary definitions for bougainvillea bougainvillea bougainvillaea / (ˌbuːɡənˈvɪlɪə) / noun any tropical woody nyctaginaceous widely cultivated climbing plant of the genus Bougainvillea, having inconspicuous flowers surrounded by showy red or purple bracts Word Origin for bougainvillea C19: New Latin, named after Louis Antoine de Bougainville (1729–1811), French navigator Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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