Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   Pe·tu·nia

   /pəˈto͞onēə/

   

   noun

   • 1. a plant of the nightshade family with brightly colored funnel-shaped flowers. Native to tropical America, it has been widely developed as an ornamental hybrid, with numerous varieties.

   Word Origin modern Latin, from French petun, from Guarani petȳ ‘tobacco’ (to which these plants are related).

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • P

     3

   • E

     1

   • T

     1

   • U

     1

   • N

     1

   • I

     1

   • A

     1

   Powered by Oxford Languages

   More Definitions, Word Origin & ScrabbleShow less