bougainvillea

/boo-guhn-vil-ee-uh, -vil-yuh, boh-/US // ˌbu gənˈvɪl i ə, -ˈvɪl yə, ˌboʊ- //UK // (ˌbuːɡənˈvɪlɪə) //

九重葛,九头鸟,九里香,九重奏

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : any of several shrubs or vines of the genus Bougainvillea, native to South America, having small flowers with showy, variously colored bracts, and often cultivated in warm regions.

A grove of Hawaiian “Autograph” trees and pink bougainvillea, not to mention fragrant jasmine, create a lush garden environment.
It is our old friend the bougainvillea, but here it grows into a great tree instead of a creeper.
We said we wanted to see bougainvillea—a lot of bougainvillea, in a great mass together, as we had seen it from the ship.
We did get a guide at last who knew where the bougainvillea house was, but it was too late then to go to it.
It did not matter; there were flowers enough everywhere and bougainvillea on many walls.
These have given quite a new aspect to the vegetation, while bright colour is imparted by species of Bougainvillea and Poinsettia.