bougainvillée

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Bougainvillea. Named after French admiral and explorer Louis Antoine de Bougainville (1729–1811).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bu.ɡɛ̃.vi.le/
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Noun

bougainvillée f (plural bougainvillées)

  1. (botany) bougainvillea (Bougainvillea)

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