bougainvillea

名词 n.
/ˌbuː.ɡənˈvɪl.ɪ.ə/    /ˌbu.ɡənˈvɪl.jə/|/ˌboʊ.ɡənˈvɪl.jə/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. 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
    — He is outside in his garden, surrounded by bougainvillea bursting with color.

词形变化

bougainvilleas plural bougainvillaea alternative bougainvillia alternative

词源

From taxonomic name Bougainvillea, from French Bougainville + -a. Named after French admiral and explorer Louis Antoine de Bougainville (1729–1811).
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