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US
/ˌbuˌɡeɪnˈvɪɫiə/
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[ UK /bˈaʊɡeɪnvˌɪliə/ ]
[ UK /bˈaʊɡeɪnvˌɪliə/ ]
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
How To Use bougainvillea In A Sentence
- Through the dense trees I could see purple bougainvillea shivering against the stucco of the hacienda-style buildings. SILENT JOE
- There was a large interior patio, with fountain, trees and flowers; a large garden adjoined this filled with orange trees, banana plants and palms, with great masses of bougainvillea growing everywhere. Did you know? Cuautla, Mexico, has the world's oldest railway station building.
- Standards of plants not requiring dormant cycles, such as bougainvillea, hibiscus, ivies or geraniums, have a simple winter culture.
- The scent of bougainvillea mingles delicately with the aroma of cannelloni.
- It had arches and balconies entwined with bougainvillaea, and wide patios with tubs of vivid red geraniums. At The Spaniard's Convenience
- I parked in the lot, which was planted with rhododendron and bougainvillea. BETTER THAN THIS
- Yeah. Whose "life goal" is to create a sculpture of Princess Diana entirely of bougainvillea.
- Consider a blooming bonsai, bougainvillea, daylily, or gardenia, or a citrus tree such as ‘Clementine’ tangerine, ‘Improved Meyer’ lemon, or kumquat.
- The boughs of a bougainvillea tree in full bloom had climbed over the wall and formed a sweet-smelling canopy above her.
- The often-misspelled bougainvillea is a woody tropical vine of the four-o'clock family.
