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Meaning of PETUNIA

Pronunciation:  pu'tooneeu

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  any of numerous tropical herbs having fluted funnel-shaped flowers
 

PETUNIA is a 7 letter word that starts with P.

 

 See Also: flower, genus Petunia, hybrid petunia, large white petunia, Petunia axillaris, Petunia hybrida, Petunia integrifolia, violet-flowered petunia

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pe*tu"ni*a\, n. [NL., fr. Braz. petun tobacco.] (Bot.)
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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