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‖ Bougainvillæa|buːgeɪnvɪˈliːə, commonly buːgənˈvɪlɪə| Also -ea, -ia. [Named after the Fr. navigator Bougainville 1729–1811.] A genus of tropical plants of the family Nyctaginaceæ, having flowers almost concealed by large leafy bracts.
1866Treas. Bot. I. 160/2 Bougainvillæa spectabilis is a climbing shrub or small tree, with alternate leaves and small spines. 1881Mrs. Praed Policy & Pass. i. 145 A wide verandah..festooned by bougainvillea. 1883Sunday Mag. Sept. 547/2 Cascades of bougonvillias, passion-flowers, banksias and roses. |