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- [boo-guh n-vil-ee-uh, -vil-yuh, boh-]
- /ˌbu gənˈvɪl i ə, -ˈvɪl yə, ˌboʊ-/
- /ˌbuː.ɡən.ˈvɪ.lɪə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [boo-guh n-vil-ee-uh, -vil-yuh, boh-]
- /ˌbu gənˈvɪl i ə, -ˈvɪl yə, ˌboʊ-/
Definitions of bougainvillea word
- variable noun bougainvillea Bougainvillea is a climbing plant that has thin, red or purple flowers and grows mainly in hot countries. 3
- noun bougainvillea any tropical woody nyctaginaceous widely cultivated climbing plant of the genus Bougainvillea, having inconspicuous flowers surrounded by showy red or purple bracts 3
- noun bougainvillea any of a genus (Bougainvillea) of woody tropical vines of the four-o'clock family, having inconspicuous flowers surrounded by large, showy purple or red bracts 3
- noun bougainvillea any of several shrubs or vines of the genus Bougainvillea, native to South America, having small flowers with showy, variously colored bracts, and often cultivated in warm regions. 1
- noun bougainvillea flowering shrub 1
- noun bougainvillea 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. 0
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Origin of bougainvillea
First appearance:
before 1789 One of the 44% newest English words
1789; < New Latin, named after L. A. de Bougainville
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Parts of speech for Bougainvillea
noun
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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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bougainvillea popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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- how to trim bougainvillea?
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- how to take care of a bougainvillea?
- why do bougainvillea leaves turn yellow?
- what is eating my bougainvillea?
- how to train a bougainvillea into a tree?
- how to grow bougainvillea from cuttings?
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