/ 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).
/ 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).
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005