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petunia
[petunia 词源字典]
petunia:
see
tobacco
[petunia etymology, petunia origin, 英语词源]
petunia (n.)
1825, from Modern Latin
Petunia
(1789), from French
petun
(16c.), an obsolete word for "tobacco plant," from Portuguese
petum
, evidently from Guarani (Paraguay)
pety
. The petunia has a botanical affinity to the tobacco plant. See
tobacco
.