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bougainvillea

/ˌbuː.ɡənˈvɪl.ɪ.ə/ · noun

Meaning

  1. 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.

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