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Bougainvillea
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Definition:a genus of thorny ornamental vines, bushes, or trees. The inflorescence consists of large colourful sepallike bracts which surround three simple waxy flowers. It is native to South America from Brazil west to Peru and south to southern Argentina. Different authors accept between four and 18 species in the genus.text from Wikipedia, licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike
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"We're out of rice," I say, discreetly nodding toward my mother, whose back is turned to me. She's looking out the kitchen window, at the trellis of bougainvillea.
Amy Tan. The Joy Luck Club, p.174 (1989)
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