OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 40711

bougainvillea

/ˌbuː.ɡənˈvɪl.ɪ.ə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
Santa Rita • bugambilia (Mesoamerica) • buganvilia • buganvilla • comomosí • papelillo • trinitaria • veranera
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.
He is outside in his garden, surrounded by bougainvillea bursting with color.
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