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Petunia

Petunia Meaning & Definition
Petunia Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Petunia?

[n] any of numerous tropical herbs having fluted funnel-shaped flowers

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

Petunia In Webster's Dictionary

\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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