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1. (n.) petunia
any garden plant belonging to the genus Petunia, of the nightshade family, native to tropical America, having funnel-shaped flowers of various colors.
Etymology: (1815–25; < NL (1789) < F petun tobacco (now dial.) < Pg
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) petunia
any of numerous tropical herbs having fluted funnel-shaped flowers
2. (noun) genus Petunia, Petunia
annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of tropical South America
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1. (noun) PETUNIA
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
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. PETUNIA
A plant genus of the family SOLANACEAE. Members contain steroidal glycosides.
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