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genus Bougainvillea — noun ornamental tropical woody vines • Syn: ↑Bougainvillaea, ↑genus Bougainvillaea • Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Nyctaginaceae, ↑family Nyctaginaceae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Bougainvillaea — n. any tropical widely cultivated plant of the genus Bougainvillaea, with large coloured bracts (usu. purple, red, or white) almost concealing the inconspicuous flowers. Etymology: L. A. de Bougainville, Fr. navigator d. 1811 … Useful english dictionary
Bougainvillaea — Bou gain*vil*l[ae] a, n. [Named from Bougainville, the French navigator.] (Bot.) A genus of plants of the order {Nyctoginace[ae]}, from tropical South America, having the flowers surrounded by large bracts. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
caryophylloid dicot genus — noun genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers • Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus • Hyponyms: ↑Agrostemma, ↑genus Agrostemma, ↑Arenaria, ↑genus Arenaria, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Allioniaceae — noun a family of flowering plants of the order Caryophyllales • Syn: ↑Nyctaginaceae, ↑family Nyctaginaceae, ↑family Allioniaceae, ↑four o clock family • Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot family • Member Holonyms … Useful english dictionary
family Allioniaceae — noun a family of flowering plants of the order Caryophyllales • Syn: ↑Nyctaginaceae, ↑family Nyctaginaceae, ↑Allioniaceae, ↑four o clock family • Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
family Nyctaginaceae — noun a family of flowering plants of the order Caryophyllales • Syn: ↑Nyctaginaceae, ↑Allioniaceae, ↑family Allioniaceae, ↑four o clock family • Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
four-o'clock family — noun a family of flowering plants of the order Caryophyllales • Syn: ↑Nyctaginaceae, ↑family Nyctaginaceae, ↑Allioniaceae, ↑family Allioniaceae • Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Nyctaginaceae — noun a family of flowering plants of the order Caryophyllales • Syn: ↑family Nyctaginaceae, ↑Allioniaceae, ↑family Allioniaceae, ↑four o clock family • Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot family • Member Holonyms … Useful english dictionary
bougainvillea — 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 • Hypernyms: ↑vine • Hyponyms: ↑paper flower, ↑Bougainvillea glabra • Member Holonyms … Useful english dictionary
