bou‧gain‧vil‧le‧a /ˌbuːɡənˈvɪliə/
noun [uncountable and countable][
Date: 1800-1900;
Origin: Louis Antoine de Bougainville (1729-1811), French explorer]
a tropical plant that has red or purple flowers and grows up walls
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