n. any tropical widely cultivated plant of the genus Bougainvillaea, with large coloured bracts (usu. purple, red, or white) almost concealing the inconspicuous flowers.
[ L. A. de Bougainville, Fr. navigator d. 1811 ]
BOUGAINVILLAEA
Meaning of BOUGAINVILLAEA in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012