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Petunia
Pe-tu′ni-a
(pē̍-tū′nĭ-ȧ)
, Noun.
[NL., fr. Braz.
petun
tobacco.] (Bot.)
A genus of solanaceous herbs with funnel-form or salver-shaped corollas. Two species are common in cultivation,
Petunia violacea
, with reddish purple flowers, and Petunia nyctaginiflora
, with white flowers. There are also many hybrid forms with variegated corollas. Definition 2024
Petunia
Petunia
Translingual
Proper noun
Petunia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Solanaceae – the petunias, native to South America.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I - clades; Solanales - order; Solanaceae - family; Petunioideae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Petunia alpicola, Petunia altiplana, Petunia axillaris, Petunia bajeensis, Petunia bonjardinensis, Petunia exserta, Petunia guarapuavensis, Petunia helianthemoides, Petunia humifusa, Petunia inflata, Petunia integrifolia, Petunia interior, Petunia ledifolia, Petunia littoralis, Petunia mantiqueirensis, Petunia occidentalis, Petunia patagonica, Petunia pubescens, Petunia reitzii, Petunia riograndensis, Petunia saxicola, Petunia scheideana, Petunia variabilis, Petunia villadiana (species)
See also
- List of sequenced plant genomes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
petunia
petunia
English
Noun
petunia (plural petunias)
- Any of the flowering plants of genus Petunia, of which most garden varieties are hybrids.
- 2002, Larry Hodgson, Annuals for Every Purpose, page 57,
- Usually petunias are quite pest free, but aphids are occasional problems.
- 2003, Norman Winter, Tough-As-Nails Flowers for the South, page 39,
- The small purple petunias are produced in profusion and without ceasing during the entire season.
- 2013, Jan Riggenbach, Your Midwest Garden: An Owner's Manual, page 18,
- Closely related calibrachoas, often called miniature petunias, offer dainty petunia-like blossoms that are perfect for planting in pots.
- No matter what type of petunias you choose, they all prefer plenty of sun.
- 2002, Larry Hodgson, Annuals for Every Purpose, page 57,
- A dark purple colour, like that of some petunia flowers.
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petunia colour:
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Translations
flower
colour
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Adjective
petunia (not comparable)
- Of a dark purple colour, like that of some petunia flowers.
Translations
colour
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See also
- Appendix:Colors
References
- Petunia in the 1905 edition of the New International Encyclopedia.
Finnish
Etymology
From New Latin Petunia, from French petun (“obsolete word for the tobacco plant”), from Portuguese petum (“tobacco”), from Paraguayan Guaraní pety.
Noun
petunia
Declension
Inflection of petunia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | petunia | petuniat | |
genitive | petunian | petunioiden petunioitten |
|
partitive | petuniaa | petunioita | |
illative | petuniaan | petunioihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | petunia | petuniat | |
accusative | nom. | petunia | petuniat |
gen. | petunian | ||
genitive | petunian | petunioiden petunioitten petuniainrare |
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partitive | petuniaa | petunioita | |
inessive | petuniassa | petunioissa | |
elative | petuniasta | petunioista | |
illative | petuniaan | petunioihin | |
adessive | petunialla | petunioilla | |
ablative | petunialta | petunioilta | |
allative | petunialle | petunioille | |
essive | petuniana | petunioina | |
translative | petuniaksi | petunioiksi | |
instructive | — | petunioin | |
abessive | petuniatta | petunioitta | |
comitative | — | petunioineen |
Anagrams
Italian
Etymology
From New Latin Petunia, from French petun (“obsolete word for the tobacco plant”), from Portuguese petum (“tobacco”), from Paraguayan Guaraní pety.
Noun
petunia f (plural petunie)
- petunia (flower)