'Bougainvillaea' definitions:
Definition of 'Bougainvillaea'
(from WordNet)
noun
Ornamental tropical woody vines [syn: genus Bougainvillea, Bougainvillaea, genus Bougainvillaea]
Definition of 'Bougainvillaea'
From: GCIDE
- Bougainvillaea \Bou`gain*vil*l[ae]`a\, prop. 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. [1913 Webster]