Associations to the word «Bougainvillea»
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Wiktionary
BOUGAINVILLEA, 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.
BOUGAINVILLEA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Nyctaginaceae — the bougainvillea.
Dictionary definition
BOUGAINVILLEA, 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.
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