¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Petunias
1. petunia [n] - See also: petunia
Lexicographical Neighbors of Petunias
Literary usage of Petunias
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handbook of Nature-study for Teachers and Parents: Based on the Cornell by Anna Botsford Comstock (1911)
"Although many colors have been developed in petunias, the red-purple and white
still predominate; when the two colors combine in one flower, the pattern may ..."
2. Handy Book of the Flower-garden, Being Practical Directions for the by David Thomson (1876)
"petunias—i foot.— Although petunias are not now so much used for beds, many of
them are very useful, if not for beds, for planting against walls or singly ..."
3. The Magazine of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries and by C M Hovey (1838)
"... petunias, and other Annuals. By the EDITOR. ANNUAL plants are among the most
beautiful and interesting which enrich our flower-borders. ..."
4. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"( XH) Garden petunias are small soft plants of straggling or decumbent habit,
... petunias emit a powerful fragrance at nightfall, and sphinx-moths visit ..."
Other Resources:
