Bougainvillaea
Pronunciation : Bou`gain*vil*l?`a
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Named from Bougainville, the French navigator.] (Bot.)
Definition : Defn: A genus of plants of the order Nyctoginace?, from tropical South America, having the flowers surrounded by large bracts.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913