petunias
- plural of petunia.
Example Sentences
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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
The lush 5-acre lot near North Seattle College was once home to rows of sun-drenched greenhouses filled with Easter lilies, petunias and chrysanthemums.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 7, 2023
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
Yes, the thorns hurt, but having crashed through the brambles and trampled a few petunias, he had a five-second jump on his oldest brother, Mike.
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
