hybrid petunia

6.3

A garden flower made by crossing two different petunias with single or double bright blooms

noun
/ˈhaɪbrɪd pəˈtjuːniə/

Specialized

: petunia híbrida

She chose a hybrid petunia with double purple flowers to brighten her balcony.

Examples

The gardener planted several hybrid petunias along the garden path for a splash of vibrant color.
Modern hybrid petunia varieties tend to be more resistant to disease and bloom longer than older types.
The hybrid petunia blooms beautifully in the summer.
Many gardeners love the hybrid petunias for their vibrant colors.
She chose a hybrid petunia with double purple flowers to brighten her balcony.
Modern hybrid petunia varieties tend to be more resistant to disease and bloom longer than older types.
The gardener planted several hybrid petunias along the garden path for a splash of vibrant color.

Synonyms

Petunia hybrida

vshybrid petunia

Specialized

5.9

A popular garden flower with many colorful trumpet-shaped blooms

has identical meaning but is the common name rather than the scientific form

How Showy

hybrid petunia

Specialized

6.3

petunia

10 3.0

wild flower

1 1.3

Surface Forms

hybrid petunia singular

hybrid petunias plural

Morphology

hybrid + petunia

The phrase is a straightforward adjective+noun composition: 'hybrid' (produced by crossbreeding) modifies 'petunia' (a flowering plant), so the meaning 'a petunia produced by crossbreeding' is directly derivable from the constituents. This is a common, literal compositional pattern that a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand.

Etymology

Hybrid petunia is made from two words: hybrid, meaning a mix of two kinds, and petunia, a garden flower. Gardeners cross different petunias to get new colors and stronger plants, so the phrase means 'a petunia made by crossing different types'.