petunia

pe·tu·nia  (p-tny, -tyn-)

n.

1. Any of various widely cultivated South American plants of the genus Petunia, having alternate, entire leaves and funnel-shaped flowers in colors from white to purple.

2. A moderate to dark purple.

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[New Latin Petunia, genus name, from obsolete French pétun, tobacco, from Portuguese petum, of Tupi-Guarani origin.]

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petunia [pɪˈtjuːnɪə]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any solanaceous plant of the tropical American genus Petunia: cultivated for their white, pink, blue, or purple funnel-shaped flowers

[via New Latin from obsolete French petun variety of tobacco, from Tupi petyn]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	petunia - any of numerous tropical herbs having fluted funnel-shaped flowers flower - a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms genus Petunia, Petunia - annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of tropical South America large white petunia, Petunia axillaris - annual herb having large nocturnally fragrant white flowers Petunia integrifolia, violet-flowered petunia - herb or small shrublet having solitary violet to rose-red flowers hybrid petunia, Petunia hybrida - hybrids of Petunia axillaris and Petunia integrifolia: a complex group of petunias having single or double flowers in colors from white to purple
	2.	Petunia - annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of tropical South America genus Petunia asterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs family Solanaceae, potato family, Solanaceae - large and economically important family of herbs or shrubs or trees often strongly scented and sometimes narcotic or poisonous; includes the genera Solanum, Atropa, Brugmansia, Capsicum, Datura, Hyoscyamus, Lycopersicon, Nicotiana, Petunia, Physalis, and Solandra petunia - any of numerous tropical herbs having fluted funnel-shaped flowers

Translations

petunia [pɪˈtjuːnɪə] N → petunia f

petunia [pəˈtjuːniə] n → pétunia m

petunia

n → Petunie f