Bougainvillea
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- noun
- /ˌbuːɡənˈvɪliə/
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bugambilia
- The vibrant bougainvillea added a splash of color to the garden pathways.
- bougainvillea flower
- bougainvillea vine
- bougainvillea plant
Like, hey, buddy, I know you're depressed, but I got this bougainvillea that needs some help.
- Like, hey, buddy, I know you're depressed, but I got this bougainvillea that needs some help.
Examples
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The bougainvillea hung about it, purple and magenta, in livid balloons.
Fiction book (1999) -
The bougainvillea was indeed a sight, covering the terrace and clambering up onto the red tile roof.
Fiction book (1998) -
But there is a cool ocean breeze and the scent of bougainvillea in the air.
Fiction book (2000) -
Sunbathe on a bed of bougainvillea.
Fiction book (1998) -
Ice plant, palm trees, bougainvillea, and flowers blooming in any direction.
Fiction book (1998) -
The next would be hidden behind a wood fence laden with hot pink bougainvillea.
Fiction book (2000) -
The sun's on my terrace, and everything's smothered in bougainvillea.
Fiction book (1998) -
High walls screened two sides of the patio and pool, and they were covered with twisting branches of purple bougainvillea.
Fiction book (1994) -
Blooming bougainvillea arbors beckon with their leafy shade.
Academic text (2007) -
Geraniums cascaded from terra-cotta pots, pink and mauve impatiens sprouted from hanging baskets, and bougainvillea climbed around stucco columns.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
A tropical climbing plant with bright, paper-like flowers grown on walls or fences
Compounds
- Specialized
A woody climbing plant with bright paper-like flowers that blooms most of the year
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bougainvillea is named after the French explorer Bougainville, who sailed to the 'tropics' and helped bring knowledge of bright, exotic plants back to Europe. So remember the word as the explorer's tropical vine — a showy plant for warm, sunny gardens.