petunia

See also: Petunia, pétunia, and petúnia

English

Etymology

From New Latin Petunia, from (now obsolete) French petun (the tobacco plant), from Portuguese petum (tobacco), from Paraguayan Guaraní pety.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pəˈtuːnjə/

Noun

petunia (plural petunias)

  1. Any of the flowering plants of genus Petunia, of which most garden varieties are hybrids.
    • 2002, Larry Hodgson, Annuals for Every Purpose, page 57,
      Usually petunias are quite pest free, but aphids are occasional problems.
    • 2003, Norman Winter, Tough-As-Nails Flowers for the South, page 39,
      The small purple petunias are produced in profusion and without ceasing during the entire season.
    • 2013, Jan Riggenbach, Your Midwest Garden: An Owner's Manual, page 18,
      Closely related calibrachoas, often called miniature petunias, offer dainty petunia-like blossoms that are perfect for planting in pots.
      No matter what type of petunias you choose, they all prefer plenty of sun.
  2. A dark purple colour, like that of some petunia flowers.
    petunia colour:  

Derived terms

Translations

Adjective

petunia (not comparable)

  1. Of a dark purple colour, like that of some petunia flowers.

Translations

See also

  • Appendix:Colors

References

  1. petunia” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.

Finnish

Etymology

From New Latin Petunia, from French petun (obsolete word for the tobacco plant), from Portuguese petum (tobacco), from Paraguayan Guaraní pety.

Noun

petunia

  1. petunia

Declension

Inflection of petunia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative petunia petuniat
genitive petunian petunioiden
petunioitten
partitive petuniaa petunioita
illative petuniaan petunioihin
singular plural
nominative petunia petuniat
accusative nom. petunia petuniat
gen. petunian
genitive petunian petunioiden
petunioitten
petuniainrare
partitive petuniaa petunioita
inessive petuniassa petunioissa
elative petuniasta petunioista
illative petuniaan petunioihin
adessive petunialla petunioilla
ablative petunialta petunioilta
allative petunialle petunioille
essive petuniana petunioina
translative petuniaksi petunioiksi
instructive petunioin
abessive petuniatta petunioitta
comitative petunioineen

Anagrams


Italian

Etymology

From New Latin Petunia, from French petun (obsolete word for the tobacco plant), from Portuguese petum (tobacco), from Paraguayan Guaraní pety.

Noun

petunia f (plural petunie)

  1. petunia (flower)

Anagrams


Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From New Latin Petunia, from French petun, from Guaraní pety.

Noun

petunia m (definite singular petuniaen, indefinite plural petuniaer or petunia, definite plural petuniaene)

  1. petunia

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From New Latin Petunia, from French petun, from Guaraní pety.

Noun

petunia m (definite singular petuniaen, indefinite plural petuniaer or petuniaar, definite plural petuniaene or petuniaane)

  1. petunia

References


Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peˈtunja/, [peˈt̪unja]

Noun

petunia f (plural petunias)

  1. petunia
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