PETULCOUS
Pe*tul"cous, a. Etym: [L. petulcus. Cf. Petulant.]
Defn: Wanton; frisky; lustful. [Obs.] J. V. Cane.
PETUNE
Pe*tune", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Petuned; p. pr. & vb. n. Petuning.]
[See Petunia.] (Agric.)
Defn: To spray (tobacco) with a liquid intended to produce flavor or aroma.
PETUNIA
Pe*tu"ni*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Braz. petun tobacco.] (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of solanaceous herbs with funnelform or salver-shaped corollas. Two species are common in cultivation, Petunia violacera, with reddish purple flowers, and P. nyctaginiflora, with white flowers. There are also many hybrid forms with variegated corollas.
PETUNSE; PETUNTSE; PETUNTZE
Pe*tunse", Pe*tuntse", Pe*tuntze", n. Etym: [From Chinese.]
Defn: Powdered fledspar, kaolin, or quartz, used in the manufacture of porcelain.
PETWORTH MARBLE
Pet"worth mar"ble.
Defn: A kind of shell marble occurring in the Wealden clay at
Petworth, in Sussex, England; — called also Sussex marble.