Definitions
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- noun (Bot.) A genus of plants of the order Nyctoginaceæ, from tropical South America, having the flowers surrounded by large bracts.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
bougainvillea .
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- noun ornamental tropical woody vines
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Examples
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On the right-hand side were small bungalows with tiled roofs and gardens in front, each one planted with bougainvillaea.
The Empty Family Colm Tóibín 2011
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On the right-hand side were small bungalows with tiled roofs and gardens in front, each one planted with bougainvillaea.
The Empty Family Colm Tóibín 2011
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With the artist as a guide, Henry also learned to savor the infinity of violets in the clouds above the luminous sea which was “butterfly blue,” according to La Farge, the purplish-rose of bougainvillaea blossoms, the brilliance of the lemons, and the “fiercely green” acacia.
The Five of Hearts Patricia O'Toole 2008
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With the artist as a guide, Henry also learned to savor the infinity of violets in the clouds above the luminous sea which was “butterfly blue,” according to La Farge, the purplish-rose of bougainvillaea blossoms, the brilliance of the lemons, and the “fiercely green” acacia.
The Five of Hearts Patricia O'Toole 2008
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The seven boys who beat him are in jail, but their benefactors, the two sarpanch brothers Niranjan Singh Sidhu and Jaswant Singh live barely half a kilometre away in a faux haveli, with bougainvillaea spilling out of their walls.
Archive 2006-07-01 Abhay N 2006
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Palm trees did not sway, nor did bougainvillaea flower in the botanically anonymous uninterrupted scrub.
Sulfur Island P. J. O'Rourke 2004
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It had arches and balconies entwined with bougainvillaea, and wide patios with tubs of vivid red geraniums.
At The Spaniard's Convenience Mayo, Margaret 2006
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And there, behind the flowering bougainvillaea, was a sprawling villa: two storeys high, with white shutters, many of them hanging loose.
Above Suspicion Lynda La Plante 2004
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And there, behind the flowering bougainvillaea, was a sprawling villa: two storeys high, with white shutters, many of them hanging loose.
Above Suspicion Lynda La Plante 2004
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We were happy together, sitting on this balcony shaded by bougainvillaea visited by bees, but now it is the war; the war has returned, and Pelagia knits her brow and frowns.
Captain Corelli's Mandolin De Bernieres, Louis 2003
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