petunia
pe·tu·nia
noun \pi-ˈtün-yə, -ˈtyün-\Definition of PETUNIA
: any of a genus (Petunia) of tropical South American herbs of the nightshade family with flowers having funnel-shaped corollas
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Origin of PETUNIA
New Latin, from obsolete French petun tobacco, from Tupi petí̵ma
First Known Use: 1825
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