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- noun Plural form of
petunia .
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Examples
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A breeze had sprung up, swaying inward the muslin curtains, and bringing a fresh scent of mignonette and petunias from the flower-box on the balcony.
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A breeze had sprung up, swaying inward the muslin curtains, and bringing a fresh scent of mignonette and petunias from the flower-box on the balcony.
Lemon Cake (Novel Food: Winter 2007 Edition) « Baking History 2007
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The most striking effects were observed by plant biologists who were trying to increase the colour intensity of the petals in petunias by introducing a gene inducing the formation of red pigment in the flowers.
Press Release: The 2006 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2006
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Rather, let these supposedly one-shot blooms such as petunias, pansies, and violas go to seed.
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Rather, let these supposedly one-shot blooms such as petunias, pansies, and violas go to seed.
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Almost every day will occasion some new operation to be carried out, and all plants having a naturally rambling habit, such as petunias and verbenas, must be strictly kept within bounds by being pegged down.
Little Folks A Magazine for the Young (Date of issue unknown) Various
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Frost kills annual plants such as petunias, geraniums, salvia and zinnias.
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Annuals or bedding plants such as petunias, marigolds and impatiens need fertilizer because they live life in the fast lane and party-hearty all summer making nonstop color.
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As a background plant, try mixing them with coleus and using shorter plants, such as petunias, dwarf marigolds, helianthus Dakota and pentas in front.
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Scientists from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Natural History Museum believe that carnivorous behaviour in plants is far more widespread than previously thought, with many commonly grown plants - such as petunias - at least part way to being "meat eaters".
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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