Any of the flowering plants of genus Petunia, of which most garden varieties are hybrids. / A dark purple colour, like that of some petunia flowers.

Of a dark purple colour, like that of some petunia flowers.

(botany) One of the component parts of the corolla of a flower. It applies particularly, but not necessarily only, when the corolla consists of separate parts, that is when the petals are not connately fused. Petals are often brightly colored.

To spread out from, like the petals of a flower

(idiomatic) Hurt or destroyed by one's own plot or device intended for another; "blown up by one's own bomb".

(nautical) A blue signal flag with a white rectangle in the centre, signifying "P". When flown alone, indicates that a ship is ready to sail, requiring all crew members and passengers to return on board.

(card games, intransitive) In whist, to play a blue peter.

A non-commissioned officer in the Canadian, US and UK Navy and the US Coast Guard; roughly equivalent to a sergeant in the army

A pale yellow semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used in lubricants and ointments.

A formal, written request made to an official person or organized body, often containing many signatures.