buganvilla

== Spanish == === Alternative forms === buganvilia (Latin America) === Etymology === From the surname of Louis Antoine de Bougainville, the French admiral and explorer who first brought the plant to Europe. === Pronunciation === Syllabification: bu‧gan‧vi‧lla === Noun === buganvilla f (plural buganvillas) (chiefly Spain) bougainvillea === Further reading === “buganvilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025