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bou·gain·vil·laea \ˌbügənˈvilyə, ˌbōg-, -vē(y)ə, -vēlyə, -vilēə, -viləyə\ noun Etymology: New Latin, from Louis Antoine de Bougainville died 1811 French navigator 1. capitalized : a small genus of ornamental tropical American woody vines (family Nyctaginaceae) with brilliant red or purple floral bracts 2. -s : bougainvillea II |