Definitions for Petunia

Petunia pe·tu·nia

Spelling: [pi-oo-nyuh, -nee-uh, -tyoo-]
IPA: /pɪˈu nyə, -ni ə, -ˈtyu-/

Petunia is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 200 anagrams from letters in Petunia (aeinptu).

Definitions for Petunia

noun

  1. any garden plant belonging to the genus Petunia, of the nightshade family, native to tropical America, having funnel-shaped flowers of various colors.
  2. a deep, reddish purple.

Origin of Petunia

1815-25; New Latin obsolete French petun tobacco Tupi petyn; see -ia

Examples for Petunia

You just want petunia and me for company, same as we want you.

So petunia would feel bad if I didn't go to Sam's, would she?

petunia and I know you ever and ever so well now and we're used to—to the way you do.

A similar circumstance has been observed in petunia violacea by Morren.

I do not care for the petunia close at hand on account of its sickish odor.

He turned into his garden and watched Max, the robot, spading in the petunia bed.

And petunia and I expect one, too, and we're just as excited about it as we can be.

Barbara, in the big rocker, looked up over petunia's head at her mother.

There was a patter of feet from the sitting-room and Barbara came running, petunia in her arms.

Sometimes they are only a Geranium or two, or the gay petunia.

Word Value for Petunia
Scrable

9

Words with friends

12

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