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bou•gain•vil•le•a

Pronunciation: (bOO"gun-vil'ē-u, -vil'yu, bō"-), [key]
—n.
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.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

Bougainville

bough

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