Petunia

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Translingual

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Petunia flowers

Etymology

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

Proper noun

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Petunia f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Solanaceae – petunias, native to South America.

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English

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Etymology

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From petunia.

Proper noun

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Petunia

  1. (dated) A female given name from English.