The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
bougainvillaea — see BOUGAINVILLEA (Cf. bougainvillea) … Etymology dictionary
Bougainvillaea — The story behind the naming of the bougainvillaea started in 1766 with a three year journey of discovery around the world, from which the woody vine of the four o clock family was brought home to France. This plant, which was named for the… … Dictionary of eponyms
Bougainvillaea — n. any tropical widely cultivated plant of the genus Bougainvillaea, with large coloured bracts (usu. purple, red, or white) almost concealing the inconspicuous flowers. Etymology: L. A. de Bougainville, Fr. navigator d. 1811 … Useful english dictionary
bougainvillaea — noun see bougainvillea … New Collegiate Dictionary
bougainvillaea — bou·gain·vil·lae·a (bo͞o gən vĭlʹē ə, vĭlʹyə, vēʹə, bō ) n. Variant of bougainvillea. * * * … Universalium
bougainvillaea — n. tropical plant … English contemporary dictionary
bougainvillaea — bou·gain·vil·laea … English syllables
genus Bougainvillaea — noun ornamental tropical woody vines • Syn: ↑genus Bougainvillea, ↑Bougainvillaea • Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Nyctaginaceae, ↑family Nyctaginaceae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bougainvillea — also bougainvillaea noun Etymology: New Latin, from Louis Antoine de Bougainville Date: 1849 any of a genus (Bougainvillaea) of the four o clock family of ornamental tropical American woody vines and shrubs with brilliant purple or red floral… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Allioniaceae — noun a family of flowering plants of the order Caryophyllales • Syn: ↑Nyctaginaceae, ↑family Nyctaginaceae, ↑family Allioniaceae, ↑four o clock family • Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot family • Member Holonyms … Useful english dictionary
