PETUNIA

petunia

(noun) any of numerous tropical herbs having fluted funnel-shaped flowers

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

petunia (plural petunias)

Any of the flowering plants of genus Petunia, of which most garden varieties are hybrids.

A dark purple colour, like that of some petunia flowers.

Adjective

petunia (not comparable)

Of a dark purple colour, like that of some petunia flowers.

Source: Wiktionary


Pe*tu"ni*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Braz. petun tobacco.] (Bot.)

Definition: A genus of solanaceous herbs with funnelform or salver-shaped corollas. Two species are common in cultivation, Petunia violacera, with reddish purple flowers, and P. nyctaginiflora, with white flowers. There are also many hybrid forms with variegated corollas.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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