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Definition of Bougainvillea
1. 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.
Specialized synonyms: Bougainvillea Glabra, Paper Flower
Generic synonyms: Vine
Definition of Bougainvillea
1. 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. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bougainvillea
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Bougainvillea
Literary usage of Bougainvillea
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. On the Origin and Metamorphoses of Insects by John Lubbock (1902)
"Portion of colony of bougainvillea fruticosa, more magnified. trace of the definite
Medusa-form can yet be detected ; others, in which the outlines of the ..."
2. Gardening in California: Landscape and Flower by John McLaren (1908)
"bougainvillea. The bougainvillea is justly classed among the most showy of our
climbers, and, when planted by a veranda or ..."
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