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Webster 1913 Edition


Petunia

Pe-tu′ni-a

(pē̍-tū′nĭ-ȧ)
,
Noun.
[NL., fr. Braz.
petun
tobacco.]
(Bot.)
A genus of solanaceous herbs with funnel-form or salver-shaped corollas. Two species are common in cultivation,
Petunia violacea
, with reddish purple flowers, and
Petunia nyctaginiflora
, with white flowers. There are also many hybrid forms with variegated corollas.

Definition 2024


pétunia

pétunia

See also: petunia, Petunia, and petúnia

French

Noun

pétunia m (plural pétunias)

  1. petunia