Petunian
/pɪˈtjuːniən/noun
Relating to or resembling a petunia.
Did you know?The name petunia ultimately comes from Tupi petyma, meaning “tobacco,” because early botanists recognized a close relationship between petunias and tobacco plants.
Etymological Timeline
Pre-Columbian period
Tupi
petyma
“Tobacco”
16th Century
Portuguese
petum
“Tobacco, borrowed from Tupi”
18th Century
French
pétunia
“The flowering plant later known in English as petunia”
18th Century
English
petunia
“A cultivated flowering plant of the nightshade family”
Modern English
English
petunian
“Relating to or resembling petunias”