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bougainvillea
bou·gain·vil·le·a [ bgən víllee ə, bgən víllyə, bgən v ə, b gən v ə ] (plural bou·gain·vil·le·as) or bou·gain·vil·lae·a [ bgən víllee ə, bgən víllyə, bgən v ə, b gən v ə ] (plural bou·gain·vil·lae·as)


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flowering climbing plant: a climbing woody ornamental plant with attractive red, purple, or pink leaves bracts around insignificant flowers. Native to: South America.  Genus Bougainvillea.
[Mid-19th century. < modern Latin, after Louis Antoine de Bougainville]
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