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petunia
pe·tu·nia P0228600 (pĭ-to͞on′yə, -tyo͞on′-)n.1. Any of various widely cultivated South American plants of the genus Petunia of the nightshade family, having funnel-shaped flowers in a variety of colors.2. A moderate to dark purple.
[New Latin Petunia, genus name, from obsolete French pétun, tobacco, from Portuguese petum, of Tupí-Guaraní origin.]petunia (pɪˈtjuːnɪə) n (Plants) any solanaceous plant of the tropical American genus Petunia: cultivated for their white, pink, blue, or purple funnel-shaped flowers[C19: via New Latin from obsolete French petun variety of tobacco, from Tupi petyn]pe•tu•nia (pɪˈtu nyə, -ni ə, -ˈtyu-)
n., pl. -nias. any garden plant belonging to the genus Petunia, of the nightshade family, native to tropical America, having funnel-shaped flowers of various colors. [1815–25; < New Latin (1789) < French petun tobacco (now dial.) < Portuguese petum < Tupi petyn] petunia - It is related to the tobacco plant, hence its name, from Portuguese petum, "tobacco."See also related terms for tobacco.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  petunia - any of numerous tropical herbs having fluted funnel-shaped flowersflower - a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossomsgenus Petunia, Petunia - annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of tropical South Americalarge white petunia, Petunia axillaris - annual herb having large nocturnally fragrant white flowersPetunia integrifolia, violet-flowered petunia - herb or small shrublet having solitary violet to rose-red flowershybrid 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 Americagenus Petuniaasterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubsfamily 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 Solandrapetunia - any of numerous tropical herbs having fluted funnel-shaped flowers |
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IdiomsSeea lonely little petunia in an onion patchpetunia
petunia, any plant of the genus Petunia, South American herbs of the family Solanaceae (nightshadenightshade,
common name for the Solanaceae, a family of herbs, shrubs, and a few trees of warm regions, chiefly tropical America. Many are climbing or creeping types, and rank-smelling foliage is typical of many species.
..... Click the link for more information. family). The common garden petunias, planted also in window boxes, are all considered hybrids of white-flowered and violet-flowered species from Argentina. The plants are of a straggling habit and produce an abundance of large, funnel-shaped, fragrant blossoms. Petunias are classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Solanales, family Solanaceae.Petunia a genus of annual or perennial herbaceous plants of the family Solanaceae. The branching stems are often glandular-hairy. The leaves are entire, and the flowers are solitary and usually large. The corolla, which is violet, reddish, or white, has a cylindrical or hornlike tube and a funnelform or salverform blade with five lobes. The fruit is a capsule. There are approximately 15 species (according to other data, as many as 40), distributed in South America and in the southern part of North America. Numerous varieties are used as annual ornamentals: they are used as plant borders or planted in flower beds or pots. The varieties are combined under the general name of the common garden petunia (P. × hybrida) and are differentiated according to stem length, size, and the shape and color of the flowers. petunia any solanaceous plant of the tropical American genus Petunia: cultivated for their white, pink, blue, or purple funnel-shaped flowers petunia
Words related to petunianoun any of numerous tropical herbs having fluted funnel-shaped flowersRelated Words- flower
- genus Petunia
- Petunia
- large white petunia
- Petunia axillaris
- Petunia integrifolia
- violet-flowered petunia
- hybrid petunia
- Petunia hybrida
noun annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of tropical South AmericaSynonymsRelated Words- asterid dicot genus
- family Solanaceae
- potato family
- Solanaceae
- petunia
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