Definitions for: Bougainvillaea


[n] ornamental tropical woody vines



Webster (1913) 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.

Synonyms: genus Bougainvillaea, genus Bougainvillea

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

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