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Meaning of BOUGAINVILLAEA

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  ornamental tropical woody vines
 

BOUGAINVILLAEA is a 14 letter word that starts with B.

 

 Synonyms: genus Bougainvillaea, genus Bougainvillea
 
 See Also: Allioniaceae, bougainvillea, caryophylloid dicot genus, family Allioniaceae, family Nyctaginaceae, four-o'clock family, Nyctaginaceae

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Bou`gain*vil*l[ae]`a\, n. [Named from
Bougainville, the French navigator.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants of the order Nyctoginace[ae], from tropical
South America, having the flowers surrounded by large bracts.

 

 

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