bougainvillaea Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun ornamental tropical woody vines
    genus Bougainvillaea; genus Bougainvillea.

WordNet

Bou`gain*vil*læ`a noun (Also<
  • Bougainvillaea
  • Bougainvillæa
)
Etymology
Named from Bougainville, the French navigator.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A genus of plants of the order Nyctoginaceæ, from tropical South America, having the flowers surrounded by large bracts.

Webster 1913