n. any tropical widely cultivated plant of the genus Bougainvillaea, with large coloured bracts (usu. purple, red, or white) almost concealing the inconspicuous flowers.
Etymology: L. A. de Bougainville, Fr. navigator d. 1811
BOUGAINVILLAEA
Meaning of BOUGAINVILLAEA in English
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012