Bougainvillea

See also: bougainvillea

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, after French admiral Louis Antoine de Bougainville + -a.

Proper noun

Bougainvillea f

A taxonomic genus within the family Nyctaginaceae – the bougainvillea.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Caryophyllales - order; Nyctaginaceae - family; Bougainvilleeae - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Bougainvillea spectabilis (great bougainvillea) - type species

Descendants

Dutch: bougainville
English: bougainvillea
French: bougainvillée
Spanish: buganvilla

References

Bougainvillea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Bougainvillea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Bougainvillea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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