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Meaning of bougainvillea | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˌbuː.ɡənˈvɪl.ɪ.ə

Definitions

Any of several South American flowering shrubs or lianas, of the genus Bougainvillea, having three showy, colorful bracts attached below each group of three inconspicuous flowers.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Català buguenvíl·lia
Deutsch Bougainvillea
Ελληνικά μπουκαμβίλια
Español bugambilia (Mesoamerica) buganvilia buganvilla comomosí papelillo Santa Rita trinitaria veranera
Suomi bougainvillea ihmeköynnös
Français bougainvillée bougainvillier
Bahasa Indonesia bugenvil bunga kertas
Italiano buganvillea
日本語 ブーゲンビリア
Bahasa Melayu bunga kertas
Nederlands bougainvillea
Polski bugenwilla
Português bougainvillea buganvília
Русский бугенвиллия
తెలుగు కాగితంపువ్వు
ไทย เฟื่องฟ้า
Tagalog bogambilya
Türkçe begonvil
Tiếng Việt bông giấy hoa giấy

Examples

“He is outside in his garden, surrounded by bougainvillea bursting with color.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

Bougainvillean bougainvillia bougainvilliid bougar bougar-stakes bougar-stick

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