petunia
pe·tu·ni·a
Of a dark purple colour, like that of some petunia flowersOf a dark purple colour, like that of some petunia flowers.
Recorded UK: Speaker: Vealhurl Recorder: Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
UK/pəˈtʲuːni.ə/US/pəˈtuːniə/
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Of a dark purple colour, like that of some petunia flowers.
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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