petunia
noun
No English definition recorded for this entry.
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Pronunciation: /pəˈtʲuːni.ə/ / /pəˈtʲuːnjə/ / /pəˈtʃuːnjə/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Tupian *pe Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tɨm Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pe-tɨm Old Tupi petymabor. French pétun Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía)der. taxonomic name -ia taxonomic name Petunialbor. English petunia Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Petunia, from (now obsolete) French pétun (“tobacco”), from Old Tupi petyma (“tobacco”).
- Of a dark purple colour, like that of some petunia flowers.
name
Etymology: From petunia.
- A female given name from English.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Tupian *pe Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tɨm Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pe-tɨm Old Tupi petymabor. French pétun Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía)der. taxonomic name -ia taxonomic name Petunialbor. English petunia Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Petunia, from (now obsolete) French pétun (“tobacco”), from Old Tupi petyma (“tobacco”).
- Any of the flowering plants of genus Petunia, of which most garden varieties are hybrids.
“Usually petunias are quite pest free, but aphids are occasional problems.”
“The small purple petunias are produced in profusion and without ceasing during the entire season.”
- A dark purple colour, like that of some petunia flowers.
- A homosexual.