três-marias
See also: Três Marias
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Noun
edittrês-marias f (invariable)
- (Brazil, botany) the name given to various nictaginaceous climbing plants of the genus Bougainvillea, especially Bougainvillea spectabilis, native to America, cultivated in temperate regions as ornamentals for their large bracts of varying colors, especially violet or pink.
- (South Brazil) set of balls with which the countryside worker lassoes the animal