bou|gain|vil|le|a

bou|gain|vil|le|a
bou|gain|vil|le|a or bou|gain|vil|lae|a «BOO guhn- VIHL ee uh», noun.
any one of a genus of tropical American climbing shrubs. The decorative “blossoms” of bougainvillea consist of large, bright-colored leaves (bracts) surrounding very small flowers. Bougainvillea belongs to the four-o'clock family.
[< New Latin Bougainvillaea the genus name < L. A. de Bougainville, 1729-1811, a French navigator and explorer]

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  • bou|gain|vil|lae|a — bou|gain|vil|le|a or bou|gain|vil|lae|a «BOO guhn VIHL ee uh», noun. any one of a genus of tropical American climbing shrubs. The decorative “blossoms” of bougainvillea consist of large, bright colored leaves (bracts) surrounding very small… …   Useful english dictionary

  • bou·gain·vil·lea — /ˌbuːgənˈvıljə/ noun, pl leas [count, noncount] : a tropical plant that has usually red or purple flowers …   Useful english dictionary

  • vil — bou·gain·vil·laea; bou·gain·vil·lia; bre·vil·o·quence; bre·vil·o·quent; bu·gin·vil·laea; cher·vil; ci·vil·ian·ism; ci·vil·ian·i·za·tion; ci·vil·ian·ize; ci·vil·i·té; ci·vil·i·ty; dee·vil; dee·vil·ick; de·vil·lite; dier·vil·la; er·vil; fa·vil·la;… …   English syllables

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  • gain — bar·gain·a·ble; bar·gain·ee; bar·gain·er; bar·gain·or; bou·gain·vil·laea; bou·gain·vil·lia; gain; gain·ful; gain·giv·ing; gain·less; gain·say; gain·stand; ply·gain; re·gain·er; re·gain·ment; un·gain; un·gain·li·ness; un·gain·say·able; bar·gain;… …   English syllables

  • Bougainvillea — Bou|gain|vil|lea 〈[bugɛ̃vı̣lea] f.; , vil|le|en [ vı̣leən]; Bot.〉 als Topfpflanze kultivierter, in den Tropen u. im südl. Mittelmeergebiet heimische Kletterstrauch mit rosavioletten Blütenständen [nach dem frz. Seefahrer L. A. Bougainville, 1729… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • bougainvillaea — bou·gain·vil·lae·a (bo͞o gən vĭlʹē ə, vĭlʹyə, vēʹə, bō ) n. Variant of bougainvillea. * * * …   Universalium

  • Bougainvillea — Bou|gain|vil|lea 〈 [bugɛ̃vı̣lea] f.; Gen.: , Pl.: s; Bot.〉 als Topfpflanze kultivierter, in den Tropen u. im südl. Mittelmeergebiet heim. Kletterstrauch mit rosa violetten Blütenständen [Etym.: nach L. A. Bougainville, frz. Seefahrer, 1729 1811] …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • bougainvillea — bou|gain|vil|le|a [ˌbu:gənˈvıliə] n [U and C] [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 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Bougainvillea — Bou|gain|vil|lea [bugɛ̃ vilea] die; , ...een nlat.; nach dem franz. Seefahrer L. A. de Bougainville (1729 1811)> südamerik. Gattung der Wunderblumengewächse (Bot.) …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

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