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Webster 1913 Edition


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

petunia

See also: Petunia, pétunia, and petúnia

English

Noun

petunia (plural petunias)

  1. 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.
  2. A dark purple colour, like that of some petunia flowers.
    petunia colour:    

Translations

Adjective

petunia (not comparable)

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

Translations

See also

  • Appendix:Colors

References

  1. petunia” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).

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

  1. petunia

Declension

Inflection of petunia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
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
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

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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)

  1. petunia (flower)

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