petunian.adj.

Brit.

/pᵻˈtjuːnɪə/,

/pᵻˈtʃuːnɪə/, U.S.

/pəˈt(j)uniə/,

/pəˈt(j)unjə/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Petunia.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Petunia (A. L. de Jussieu 1803, in Ann. du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 2 215) < French pétun petun n. + scientific Latin -ia -ia suffix¹, on account of its botanical relationship to the tobacco plant. Compare French pétunia (1816).

A. n.

1. Any plant of the South American genus Petunia (family Solanaceae), which comprises annual and perennial herbaceous plants with funnel-shaped flowers; esp. any of those (now mostly of hybrid origin) cultivated as ornamentals, having flowers in shades of violet, pink, red, white, etc.; (also) the flower of such a plant. Also (in form Petunia): the genus itself.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > non-British flowers > of south or tropical America

marvel of Peru1597

flower of the night1665

world's wonder1706

butterfly flower1731

mirabilis1754

four o'clock flower1756

bastard mustard1759

Browallia1782

bastard plantain1796

cleome1806

alonsoa1812

gloxinia1816

schizanthus1823

butterfly plant1825

petunia1825

sinningia1826

salpiglossis1827

mask flower1834

poinsettia1836

guaco1844

spiderwort1846

mist flower1848

balisier1858

spider flower1861

sun plant1862

eucharis1866

pretty-by-night1869

Rocky Mountain bee plant1870

urn-flower1891

tulip-poppy1909

smithiantha1917

poor man's orchid1922

ten o'clock1953

tiger-iris-

1825 Curtis's Bot. Mag. 52 2552 Petunia Nyctaginiflora. Large-flowered Petunia... Found by Commerson on the shores of Rio de Plata.

1835 J. Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot. 295 Solanaceæ..Genera..Nierembergia, R. & P. Nicotiana, L. Petunia, Juss.

1861 G. J. Whyte-Melville Good for Nothing II. 169 A splendid confusion of verbena, petunia, anemone, and calceolaria spangled with spots of gold.

1882 Garden 25 Mar. 202/3 The Petunia, although a perennial, may also be successfully grown as an annual.

1911 Encycl. Brit. XXV. 357/1 Nicotiana..and Petunia..are American genera [of the family Solanaceae] belonging to the tribe Cestreae, in which the embryo is straight or only slightly bent.

1948 J. Nash Eng. Garden Flowers 18/2 The Petunia takes kindly to London air, where it can be seen in many a gay window-box.

1960 Times 9 Jan. 9/1 For those who like larger flowered petunias..the ‘grandiflora’ types are excellent.

2001 Sun 27 Jan. 49/2 Million Bells looks like a small-flowered petunia and blossoms non-stop from early summer to the first frost of winter.

2. Any colour resembling or suggestive of that of a petunia, esp. a bright pink or dark purple colour.

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the world > matter > colour > named colours > purple or purpleness > [noun] > bluish purple

violeta1400

blue-violet1783

pansy1891

petunia1891

1891 Daily News 19 Jan. 3/1 Woollen materials..in dark tones of red, russet,..violet, pansy, dahlia, petunia, &c.

1949 H. Wilcox White Stranger vi. 131 With their hair dressed in high coils and their vivid blouses of violet, petunia, rice-green and gold, these women are conscious of their superiority.

1971 Fashion Panorama (Ceylon) 11 (caption) The bridesmaid's saree is of pale petunia.

2001 Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) (Nexis) 19 Jan. 1 e Color choices include: bluebell, Key lime, petunia, daisy [etc.].

B. adj. (attributive) .

Of the colour of a petunia. rare.

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the world > matter > colour > named colours > purple or purpleness > [adjective] > other purples

mulberry-coloured1787

plum-coloured1799

mulberry1803

amaranthine1808

mauve1833

mauve-colour1859

mauve-coloured1860

mauvish1876

pontifical1880

plummy1885

plum1887

petunia1892

palatinate1893

1892 Daily News 18 June 3/3 The yoke was of petunia velvet with a deep frill of lace.

1991 Times (Nexis) 30 Jan. (Features section) Much black and a lot of white with occasional flashes of purple or petunia reds were unexpectedly the colours mainly featured.

2001 Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) (Nexis) 6 Feb. (Fashion section) 41 Lingerie made from seamless microfibre in the season's fashionable colours of drunken red and deep petunia purple.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	petunia
释义	petunian.adj. Brit. /pᵻˈtjuːnɪə/, /pᵻˈtʃuːnɪə/, U.S. /pəˈt(j)uniə/, /pəˈt(j)unjə/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Petunia. Etymology: < scientific Latin Petunia (A. L. de Jussieu 1803, in Ann. du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 2 215) < French pétun petun n. + scientific Latin -ia -ia suffix¹, on account of its botanical relationship to the tobacco plant. Compare French pétunia (1816). A. n. 1. Any plant of the South American genus Petunia (family Solanaceae), which comprises annual and perennial herbaceous plants with funnel-shaped flowers; esp. any of those (now mostly of hybrid origin) cultivated as ornamentals, having flowers in shades of violet, pink, red, white, etc.; (also) the flower of such a plant. Also (in form Petunia): the genus itself. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > non-British flowers > of south or tropical America marvel of Peru1597 flower of the night1665 world's wonder1706 butterfly flower1731 mirabilis1754 four o'clock flower1756 bastard mustard1759 Browallia1782 bastard plantain1796 cleome1806 alonsoa1812 gloxinia1816 schizanthus1823 butterfly plant1825 petunia1825 sinningia1826 salpiglossis1827 mask flower1834 poinsettia1836 guaco1844 spiderwort1846 mist flower1848 balisier1858 spider flower1861 sun plant1862 eucharis1866 pretty-by-night1869 Rocky Mountain bee plant1870 urn-flower1891 tulip-poppy1909 smithiantha1917 poor man's orchid1922 ten o'clock1953 tiger-iris- 1825 Curtis's Bot. Mag. 52 2552 Petunia Nyctaginiflora. Large-flowered Petunia... Found by Commerson on the shores of Rio de Plata. 1835 J. Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot. 295 Solanaceæ..Genera..Nierembergia, R. & P. Nicotiana, L. Petunia, Juss. 1861 G. J. Whyte-Melville Good for Nothing II. 169 A splendid confusion of verbena, petunia, anemone, and calceolaria spangled with spots of gold. 1882 Garden 25 Mar. 202/3 The Petunia, although a perennial, may also be successfully grown as an annual. 1911 Encycl. Brit. XXV. 357/1 Nicotiana..and Petunia..are American genera [of the family Solanaceae] belonging to the tribe Cestreae, in which the embryo is straight or only slightly bent. 1948 J. Nash Eng. Garden Flowers 18/2 The Petunia takes kindly to London air, where it can be seen in many a gay window-box. 1960 Times 9 Jan. 9/1 For those who like larger flowered petunias..the ‘grandiflora’ types are excellent. 2001 Sun 27 Jan. 49/2 Million Bells looks like a small-flowered petunia and blossoms non-stop from early summer to the first frost of winter. 2. Any colour resembling or suggestive of that of a petunia, esp. a bright pink or dark purple colour. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > purple or purpleness > [noun] > bluish purple violeta1400 blue-violet1783 pansy1891 petunia1891 1891 Daily News 19 Jan. 3/1 Woollen materials..in dark tones of red, russet,..violet, pansy, dahlia, petunia, &c. 1949 H. Wilcox White Stranger vi. 131 With their hair dressed in high coils and their vivid blouses of violet, petunia, rice-green and gold, these women are conscious of their superiority. 1971 Fashion Panorama (Ceylon) 11 (caption) The bridesmaid's saree is of pale petunia. 2001 Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) (Nexis) 19 Jan. 1 e Color choices include: bluebell, Key lime, petunia, daisy [etc.]. B. adj. (attributive) . Of the colour of a petunia. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > purple or purpleness > [adjective] > other purples mulberry-coloured1787 plum-coloured1799 mulberry1803 amaranthine1808 mauve1833 mauve-colour1859 mauve-coloured1860 mauvish1876 pontifical1880 plummy1885 plum1887 petunia1892 palatinate1893 1892 Daily News 18 June 3/3 The yoke was of petunia velvet with a deep frill of lace. 1991 Times (Nexis) 30 Jan. (Features section) Much black and a lot of white with occasional flashes of purple or petunia reds were unexpectedly the colours mainly featured. 2001 Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) (Nexis) 6 Feb. (Fashion section) 41 Lingerie made from seamless microfibre in the season's fashionable colours of drunken red and deep petunia purple. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1825
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