Category:Petunia

Pe*tu"ni*a, n. Etym: [nl., fr. Braz. petun tobacco.] (bot.)

Defn: a genus of solanaceous herbs with funnelform or salver-shaped Corollas. Two species are common in cultivation, petunia violacera, With reddish purple flowers, and p. nyctaginiflora, with white Flowers. There are also many hybrid forms with variegated corollas.