| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. Ornamental tropical woody vines.[Wordnet]
2. A genus of plants of the order Nyctoginaceae, from tropical South America, having the flowers surrounded by large bracts.[Websters]. | |
Sources: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) | Top | |
Date "Bougainvillaea" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1909. (references) |
| Etymology:Bougainvillaea \Bou`gain*vil*l[ae]`a\, noun. [Named from Bougainville, the French navigator.]. (references) |
Common Expressions: Bougainvillaea
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Genus Bougainvillaea | Ornamental tropical woody vines. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
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