bougainvillea

bougainvillea
noun /ˌbuː.ɡənˈvɪl.ɪ.ə,ˌbu.ɡənˈvɪl.jə,ˌboʊ.ɡənˈvɪl.jə/
Any of several South American flowering shrubs or lianas, of the genus Bougainvillea, having three showy, colorful bracts attached below each group of three inconspicuous flowers.

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