petunia
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petunia/pəˈtjuːniə/
▶noun a South American plant of the nightshade family, with white, purple, or red funnel-shaped flowers. [Petunia × hybrida.]
– origin mod. L., from Fr. petun, from Guarani petȳ ‘tobacco’ (to which these plants are related).
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