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Nov 30, 2009
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pe•tu•nia



Pronunciation: (pi-OO'nyu, -nē-u, -tyOO'-), [key]
n.
1. any garden plant belonging to the genus Petunia, of the nightshade family, native to tropical America, having funnel-shaped flowers of various colors.
2. a deep, reddish purple.

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