| NOUN | plant | bougainvillea | any of several South American ornamental woody vines of the genus Bougainvillea having brilliant red or purple flower bracts |
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| Sounds | buw.gey.nvih'liyah | |
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| Rhymes | Abyssinia ... zinnia: 217 rhymes with iyah... | |
| Meaning | Any of several South American ornamental woody vines of the genus Bougainvillea having brilliant red or purple flower bracts; widely grown in warm regions. | |
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| Member of | genus Bougainvillea, Bougainvillaea, genus Bougainvillaea | Ornamental tropical woody vines |
| Narrower | paper flower, Bougainvillea glabra | Brazilian vine that tends to flower continuously |
| Broader | vine | A plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface |
| Spanish | bougainvillea, buganvilia, buganvilla, comomosí, papelillo, trinitaria, veranera | |
| Catalan | buguenvíl·lea | |
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