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petunia any plant of the genus Petunia, South American herbs of the family Solanaceae ( nightshade family). The common garden petunias, planted also in window boxes, are all considered hybrids of white-flowered and violet-flowered species from Argentina. The plants are of a straggling habit and produce an abundance of large, funnel-shaped, fragrant blossoms. Petunias are classified in the division Magnoliophyta , class Magnoliopsida, order Polemoniales, family Solanaceae.

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pe·tu·nia / pəˈt(y)oōnyə/ • n. a plant (Petunia × hybrida) of the nightshade family with brightly colored funnel-shaped flowers. Native to tropical America, it has been widely developed as an ornamental hybrid, with numerous varieties.

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