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n. Any of several South American woody shrubs or vines of the genus Bougainvillea having groups of three petallike, showy, variously colored bracts attached to the flowers.

n. 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.

n. A nyctaginaceous genus of climbing shrubs, natives of tropical and subtropical South America.

n. any of several South American ornamental woody vines of the genus Bougainvillea having brilliant red or purple flower bracts; widely grown in warm regions

"The bougainvillea were an explosion of purple, pink, crimson, and all the shades in between, in the bright, hot, and unrelenting sun."

vine   

paper flower    bougainvillea glabra   

hibiscus    oleander    azaleas    syringa    geranium    wistaria    Jacaranda    magnolia    salvia    lobelia