bougainvillea

/ˌbuː.ɡənˈvɪl.i.ə/

Definition

› a climbing plant, common in hot countries, that has red or purple flowersFlowers and flowering plantsFlowers - general wordsClimbing plants

(Definition of bougainvillea noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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