Bougainvillea

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Etymology

New Latin, named after French admiral Louis Antoine de Bougainville. Coined by French scientist Philibert Commerson in 1789.

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Bougainvillea f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Nyctaginaceae – the bougainvillea.

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