bougainvillea

noun

any of several South American ornamental woody vines of the genus Bougainvillea having brilliant red or purple flower bracts

Roots

bougainvillebougainvill- · French (eponym) · named after Louis Antoine de Bougainville, French navigator ea-ea · Latin · botanical genus name

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The word bougainvillea breaks down into 2 roots of French (eponym) and Latin origin: bougainvill, from French (eponym) bougainville (“named after Louis Antoine de Bougainville, French navigator”); and -ea, from Latin ea (“botanical genus name”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.