petunia

Etymology

From New Latin Petunia, from (now obsolete) French petun (“the tobacco plant”), from Portuguese petum (“tobacco”), from Paraguayan Guaraní pety.^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəˈtuːnjə/

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:  

Adjective

petunia (not comparable)

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

References

• Petunia in the 1905 edition of the New International Encyclopedia.

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

Anagrams

• taipuen

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)

Anagrams

• puniate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈtunja/, [peˈt̪unja]

Noun

petunia f (plural petunias)

1. petunia

External links

• “petunia” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.