Petunia
[pɪ'tjuːnɪə] or [pə'tunɪə]
Definition
(noun.) any of numerous tropical herbs having fluted funnel-shaped flowers.
Edited by Katy--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A genus of solanaceous herbs with funnelform or salver-shaped corollas. Two species are common in cultivation, Petunia violacera, with reddish purple flowers, and P. nyctaginiflora, with white flowers. There are also many hybrid forms with variegated corollas.
Editor: Winthrop
Definition
n. a Brazilian genus of ornamental plants of the nightshade family with small undivided leaves and showy funnel-form flowers.
Typed by Brian
Examples
- It is notorious in how complicated a manner the species of Pelargonium, Fuchsia, Calceolaria, Petunia, Rhododendron, etc. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- A breeze had sprung up, swaying inward the muslin curtains, and bringing a fresh scent of mignonette and petunias from the flower-box on the balcony. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
Edited by Brent