petunia
noun
any garden plant belonging to the genus Petunia, of the nightshade family, native to tropical America, having funnel-shaped flowers of various colors.
petunias
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pluralof petunia.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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These discoveries are helping scientists to better understand the resilience and evolutionary story of Solanaceae, or nightshades, a sprawling family of plants that includes tomatoes, eggplants, potatoes, peppers, tobacco and petunias.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2024
The scientists have already shown that several common flowers, such as periwinkles, petunias, and roses can be made to glow.
From NewsForKids.net ● Jan. 19, 2024
Stars, planets, people and petunias: everything emits a special kind of radiation and will, if it sticks around long enough, evaporate into nothing.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 22, 2023
First the petunias died, he said, and then the chrysanthemums, marigolds and geraniums.
From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2022
Mariam saw flowers everywhere, tulips, lilies, petunias, their petals awash in sunlight.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
