Bougainvillea

//ˌbu.ɡənˈvɪl.jə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    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. countable, uncountable

    "He is outside in his garden, surrounded by bougainvillea bursting with color."

  2. 2
    any of several South American ornamental woody vines of the genus Bougainvillea having brilliant red or purple flower bracts; widely grown in warm regions wordnet

Example

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"The bougainvillea that I planted will receive the ashes from my body and turn them into flowers."

Etymology

From taxonomic name Bougainvillea, from French Bougainville + -a. Named after French admiral and explorer Louis Antoine de Bougainville (1729–1811).

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