noun

petunia

puh-TOO-nee-uh/pəˈtuːniə/

A garden plant with brightly colored, funnel-shaped flowers.

The potted petunia has a broad magenta flower.

A compact flowering petunia in a plain garden pot, with broad magenta funnel-shaped blooms shown from the front and side, making both the flared rims and deep flower tubes recognizable.

Etymology

The tobacco word petun supplies the base of this botanical name. The connection is botanical affinity: the showy-flowered petunia is related to the tobacco plant.

In context

Gardening is my Passion0:23

you can get hundreds of flowers from this petunia plant

Secret Tips of Growing Petunia Flowers at Home

More examples

Several petunias bloomed.
She watered the petunia.
A petunia grew beside the steps.

Forms

petunia · petunias

Similar words

flower: The broad category rather than this particular plant.
tobacco: A related plant rather than an interchangeable name.