HyperDic: petunia

English > 2 senses of the word petunia / Petunia:
NOUNplantpetuniaany of numerous tropical herbs having fluted funnel-shaped flowers
plantPetunia, genus Petuniaannual or perennial herbs or shrubs of tropical South America
petunia / Petunia > pronunciation
Soundspahtuw'niyah; pahtuw'nyah
RhymesAbyssinia ... zinnia: 217 rhymes with iyah...
Abkhazia ... Virginia: 48 rhymes with yah...
English > petunia: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
MeaningAny of numerous tropical herbs having fluted funnel-shaped flowers.
Member ofgenus Petunia, PetuniaAnnual or perennial herbs or shrubs of tropical South America
Narrowerhybrid petunia, Petunia hybridahybrids of Petunia axillaris and Petunia integrifolia
large white petunia, Petunia axillarisAnnual herb having large nocturnally fragrant white flowers
violet-flowered petunia, Petunia integrifoliaherb or small shrublet having solitary violet to rose-red flowers
BroaderflowerA plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
Spanishpetunia
Catalanpetunia, petúnia
English > Petunia: 2 senses > noun 2, plant
MeaningAnnual or perennial herbs or shrubs of tropical South America.
Synonymgenus Petunia
Member ofSolanaceae, family Solanaceae, potato familylarge and economically important family of herbs or shrubs or trees often strongly scented and sometimes narcotic or poisonous
MemberspetuniaAny of numerous tropical herbs having fluted funnel-shaped flowers
Broaderasterid dicot genusgenus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
Spanishgenus petunia
Catalangenus petunia, Petunia, petúnia

©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact

English | Spanish | Catalan
Privacy | Robots

Valid XHTML 1.0 Strict