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BOUGAINVILLEA GLABRA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Bougainvillea glabra mean?
• BOUGAINVILLEA GLABRA (noun)
The noun BOUGAINVILLEA GLABRA has 1 sense:
1. Brazilian vine that tends to flower continuously
Familiarity information: BOUGAINVILLEA GLABRA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Brazilian vine that tends to flower continuously
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Bougainvillea glabra; paper flower
Hypernyms ("Bougainvillea glabra" is a kind of...):
bougainvillea (any of several South American ornamental woody vines of the genus Bougainvillea having brilliant red or purple flower bracts; widely grown in warm regions)
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