1) French word used in English 2) Vine 3) Widely grown in warm regions 4) Word named for French citizen
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Bougainvillea (ə or ə) is a genus of thorny ornamental vines, bushes, and trees with flower-like spring leaves near its flowers. Different authors accept between four and 18 species in the genus. They are native plants of South America from Brazil west to Perú and south to southern Argentina (Chubut Province). Bougainvillea are also known as bu...
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genus of about 18 species of shrubs, vines, or small trees, belonging to the four-o`clock family (Nyctaginaceae), native to South America. Many ... [3 related articles]
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Bougainvillea is a genus of plants of the family Nyctaginaceae, native to South America. The flowers are almost hidden by large red or purple membranous bracts, which form magnificent masses of inflorescence.
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n] - any of several South American ornamental woody vines of the genus Bougainvillea having brilliant red or purple flower bracts
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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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Click images to enlargeAny plant of a group of South American tropical vines of the four o'clock family, now cultivated in warm countries around the world for the colourful red and purple bracts (leaflike structures) that cover the flowers. They are named after the French navigator Louis de Bougainville. (Genus
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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.
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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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