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— William Blake

Tyger, tyger, burning bright

In the forests of the night,

What immortal hand or eye

Could frame thy fearful symmetry?

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bougainvillea

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˌbuː.ɡənˈvɪl.ɪ.ə/

Any of several South American flowering shrubs or lianas, of the genus Bougainvillea, having three showy, colorful bracts attached below each group of three inconspicuous flowers.

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. bougainvilleavines bougainvilleaspectabilis bougainvilleaglabra bougainvilleavine bougainvilleablossoms bougainvilleabougainvillea purplebougainvillea red
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Related Words

magentabougainvilliabougainvillaeabougainviliapaper flowerbouvardiabrugmansiagardenia

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