petunia
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++pe·tu·ni·a /pəˈtjuːniə $ pɪˈtuː-/ noun [countable] HBPDLGa garden plant which has pink, purple, or white trumpet-shaped flowers 碧冬茄，矮牵牛
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petunia• Among the flowers that did really well in last year's hot summer were alyssum, geraniums and petunias.• During this time the best double petunias were named varieties raised from cuttings.• Then he stared at the fake petunias up on the wall and got an idea.• He showed her the fake petunias, tearing open the back so he could give her half the money.• In the fake petunias, outside.• He put the fake petunias back up on the wall, then went intO his room to get his wallet and keys.• Some wild flowers have just appeared and Ron says many of his annuals, like petunias, self-seed.• Her head went right down and she started sniffing the petunias.Origin petunia (1800-1900) Modern Latin from early French petun “tobacco”, from Tupi petynpe·tu·ni·a nounChineseSyllable
a Corpus purple, or garden pink, has which plant
petunia
pe‧tu‧ni‧a /pəˈtjuːniə, pɪˈtjuːniə $ pəˈtuː-/
noun [countable]
pe‧tu‧ni‧a /pəˈtjuːniə, pɪˈtjuːniə $ pəˈtuː-/
noun [countable] Date: 1800-1900
Language: Modern Latin
Origin: from early French petun 'tobacco', from Tupi petyn
a garden plant which has pink, purple, or white trumpet-shaped flowers
Language: Modern Latin
Origin: from early French petun 'tobacco', from Tupi petyn