bougainvillea

== English == === Alternative forms === bougainvillaea, bougainvillia === Etymology === From taxonomic name Bougainvillea, from French Bougainville + -a. Named after French admiral and explorer Louis Antoine de Bougainville (1729–1811). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌbuː.ɡənˈvɪl.ɪ.ə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌbu.ɡənˈvɪl.jə/, /ˌboʊ.ɡənˈvɪl.jə/ === Noun === bougainvillea (countable and uncountable, plural bougainvilleas) 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. ==== Translations ==== == Finnish == === Etymology === From taxonomic name Bougainvillea. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbuɡɑnʋilːeɑ/, [ˈbuɡɑ̝nˌʋilːe̞ɑ̝] Rhymes: -ilːeɑ === Noun === bougainvillea bougainvillea ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== ihmeköynnös === Further reading === “bougainvillea”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == Portuguese == === Noun === bougainvillea f (plural bougainvilleas) bougainvillea (flower)