noun
petunia
puh-TOO-nee-uh
noun
1
A garden plant with wide, trumpet-shaped flowers in many colours, popular in hanging baskets and borders.
"She planted pink petunias along the front path."
How to Use Petunia
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA common, colourful garden flower often grown in pots and hanging baskets.
Common pairings
pot of petunias
petunia hanging basket
Word Forms
petunias plural
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Etymology
From French pétun, an old word for "tobacco" (petunias are related to the tobacco plant), ultimately from a Tupi-Guarani word for the leaf.