bougainvillea
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++bou·gain·vil·le·a /ˌbuːɡənˈvɪliə/ noun [countable, uncountable] HBPa tropical plant that has red or purple flowers and grows up walls 叶子花，三角花〔一种热带攀缘植物，开红色或紫色花朵〕
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bougainvillea• The grandest of these, a bougainvillea, rises above roof level.• Peace in the squares and the narrow lanes, where hibiscus and bougainvillea climbed over sleepy walls.• From the rooftop terrace the Mellors gazed across lilac and bougainvillea bushes to the sea.• His little sister gripped a shoot of fuchsia bougainvillea and wailed.• The white woman picked a branch of magenta bougainvillea flowers and put them in a glass on the table.• The camp was full of pine trees and flowerbeds of bougainvillea and hibiscus.• The smell of bougainvillea, which produces flowers all year round and supplies the wreaths, is in the air.• There was a cypress with bougainvillea climbing up it, and beyond, a landscape of red hills.Origin bougainvillea (1800-1900) Louis Antoine de Bougainville (1729-1811), French explorerbou·gain·vil·le·a nounChineseSyllable
that purple tropical a red has plant Corpus or
bougainvillea
bou‧gain‧vil‧le‧a /ˌbuːɡənˈvɪliə/
noun [uncountable and countable]
bou‧gain‧vil‧le‧a /ˌbuːɡənˈvɪliə/
noun [uncountable and countable] Date: 1800-1900
Origin: Louis Antoine de Bougainville (1729-1811), French explorer
a tropical plant that has red or purple flowers and grows up walls
Origin: Louis Antoine de Bougainville (1729-1811), French explorer