petunia
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- noun
- /pəˈtjuːniə/
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petunia
- I've planted boxwood and hydrangea, and cutting flowers like peonies, black-eyed Susans, petunias, and daylilies.
- petunias and geraniums
- petunias and marigolds
- petunias and impatiens
And and I'm thinking to myself that petunia is not going to grow at all.
- And and I'm thinking to myself that petunia is not going to grow at all.
Examples
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Suddenly, as her old dog lingered over a bed of petunias, she heard rustling in the bushes behind her.
Fiction book (1997) -
In honor of the new beginning, she buys flats of snapdragons and petunias and plants them in a sunny border.
Fiction book (1992) -
This is the first petunia I have seen all season.
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Ah, you beautiful little petunia!
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- Lady Bird's launching a new petunia bed.
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Those are probably just petunia bulbs.
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Sorry, we're all out of petunias.
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I gazed at the grey clapboard town hall with the petunia beds on either side of the flagstaff.
Fiction book (1995) -
There was a profusion of petunias by the doorstep and a colony of snapdragons under the window.
Fiction book (1998) -
The garden was filled with vibrant petunias in shades of purple and pink.
Synonyms
A group of flowering plants from South America that have bright flowers that often smell nice and grow in gardens
A popular garden flower with many colorful trumpet-shaped blooms
A garden flower made by crossing two different petunias with single or double bright blooms
A small plant with single violet to pink flowers from South America
A small garden plant with single violet or rose-red trumpet-shaped flowers
A small plant with large white flowers that open at night and smell sweet
A yearly garden plant with large white flowers that smell sweet at night
Compounds
- Specialized
A yearly garden plant with large white flowers that smell sweet at night
- Specialized
A group of flowering plants from South America that have bright flowers that often smell nice and grow in gardens
- Specialized
A garden flower made by crossing two different petunias with single or double bright blooms
- Specialized
A small plant with large white flowers that open at night and smell sweet
- Specialized
A small plant with single violet to pink flowers from South America
A small garden plant with single violet or rose-red trumpet-shaped flowers
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Etymology
The word petunia comes from a Tupi word for 'tobacco', later used in French as petun. Because petunias are in the same plant family as tobacco, gardeners used the name for this colorful garden flower.