noun
ornamental tropical woody vines
• Syn: ↑genus Bougainvillea, ↑Bougainvillaea
• Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Nyctaginaceae, ↑family Nyctaginaceae, ↑Allioniaceae, ↑family Allioniaceae, ↑four-o'clock family
• Member Meronyms: ↑bougainvillea
Useful english dictionary. 2012.