bougainvillea

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

Españolbugambilia (Mesoamerica)buganvilia buganvillacomomosí papelillo Santa Rita trinitaria veranera

Françaisbougainvillée bougainvillier

DeutschBougainvillea

16 more languages

Catalàbuguenvíl·lia

Ελληνικάμπουκαμβίλια

Suomibougainvillea ihmeköynnös

Bahasa Indonesiabugenvil bunga kertas

Italianobuganvillea

日本語ブーゲンビリア

Bahasa Melayubunga kertas

Nederlandsbougainvillea

Polskibugenwilla

Portuguêsbougainvillea buganvília

Русскийбугенвиллия

తెలుగుకాగితంపువ్వు

ไทยเฟื่องฟ้า

Tagalogbogambilya

Türkçebegonvil

Tiếng Việtbông giấy hoa giấy

Examples

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

CEFR level

C1

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See also

Bougainvillean bougainvillia bougainvilliid bougar bougar-stakes bougar-stick

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