petunia
/pɪˈtjuːnɪə/noun
1- a South American plant of the nightshade family which has white, purple, or red funnel-shaped flowers, with many ornamental varieties矮牵牛, 碧冬茄。
1.1
- Petunia × hybrida, family Solanaceae.拉丁名Petunia × hybrida, 茄科。
词源
modern Latin, from French petun, from Guarani petȳ 'tobacco' (to which these plants are related).