noun
any of several South American ornamental woody vines of the genus Bougainvillea having brilliant red or purple flower bracts; widely grown in warm regions
• Hypernyms: ↑vine
• Hyponyms: ↑paper flower, ↑Bougainvillea glabra
• Member Holonyms: ↑genus Bougainvillea, ↑Bougainvillaea, ↑genus Bougainvillaea
Useful english dictionary. 2012.