pe‧tu‧ni‧a /pəˈtjuːniə, pɪˈtjuːniə $ pəˈtuː-/
noun [countable][
Date: 1800-1900;
Language: Modern Latin;
Origin: from early French petun 'tobacco', from Tupi petyn]
a garden plant which has pink, purple, or white
trumpet-shaped flowers
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