petunia

/pi-oo-nyuh, -nee-uh, -tyoo-/US // pɪˈu nyə, -ni ə, -ˈtyu- //UK // (pɪˈtjuːnɪə) //

牵牛花,矮牵牛花,矮牵牛,牵牛

Definitions

n.名词 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.
- : a deep, reddish purple.

A better known member of the family is the Petunia, very handsome, but little better than an annual.
There—just opposite—petunia bow in her bonnet—selling kittens.
His gaze wandered to Barbara, who, with Petunia, was curled up in a big old-fashioned rocker.
Petunia, perched in lopsided fashion on a heap of mill-sides was, apparently, superintending.
The major regarded Petunia, who was seated upon the heap of mill- sides, in a most haphazard and dissipated attitude.