bougainvillea
Any of several South American flowering shrubs or lianas, of the genus Bougainvillea,…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.
» The bougainvillea grows as it waits to convert the ashes of my body into flowers.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)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.
Bougainvillea
бугенвиллияbugenvillija
бугенвіліяbuhenvilija
any of several South American ornamental woody vines of the genus Bougainvillea having brilliant red or purple flower bracts; widely grown in warm regions
Examples
3 sentencesThe bougainvillea grows as it waits to convert the ashes of my body into flowers.
The bougainvillea that I planted will receive the ashes from my body and turn them into flowers.
I promised to donate the ashes of my body to the bougainvilleas I planted in my garden.
Translations
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Origin
From taxonomic name Bougainvillea, from French Bougainville + -a. Named after French admirFrom taxonomic name Bougainvillea, from French Bougainville + -a. Named after French admiral and explorer Louis Antoine de Bougainville (1729–1811).
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Forms
plural: bougainvilleasLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable