bougainvillea

Bougainvillea flowers and bracts.

Meaning

Noun

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.

Origin

Named after French admiral and explorer Louis Antoine de Bougainville (1729-1811).

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