petunia
Any of the flowering plants of genus Petunia, of which most garden varieties are hybridsAny of the flowering plants of genus Petunia, of which most garden varieties are hybrids.
» Petunias are beautiful.
Petunien sind schön.
Meaning
3 sensesAny of the flowering plants of genus Petunia, of which most garden varieties are hybrids.
A dark purple colour, like that of some petunia flowers.
Petunie
пету́нияpetúnija
(slang)A homosexual.
- any of numerous tropical herbs having fluted funnel-shaped flowers
- annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of tropical South America
Examples
11 sentencesPetunias are beautiful.
dePetunien sind schön.
Yanni waters his petunias every afternoon.
Ziri planted petunias in the yard this year.
What's a petunia?
deWas ist eine Petunie?
Neither Mario nor Petunia speak Armenian.
ruНи Марио, ни Петуния не говорят по-армянски.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from taxonomic name Petunia, from (now obsolete) French pétun (“tobacco”), from OBorrowed from taxonomic name Petunia, from (now obsolete) French pétun (“tobacco”), from Old Tupi petyma (“tobacco”).
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