PETUNIA


Meaning of PETUNIA in English

/ pəˈtjuːniə; NAmE -ˈtuː-/ noun

a garden plant with white, pink, purple or red flowers

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WORD ORIGIN

modern Latin , from French petun , from Tupi-Guarani petӯ tobacco (to which these plants are related).

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