Bougainvillea

See also: bougainvillea

Translingual

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Bougainvillea f

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

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Caryophyllales - order; Nyctaginaceae - family; Bougainvilleeae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Bougainvillea spectabilis (great bougainvillea) - type species

Descendants

• Dutch: bougainville
• English: bougainvillea
• French: bougainvillée
• Portuguese: buganvília
• Spanish: buganvilla

References

• Bougainvillea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Bougainvillea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Bougainvillea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons