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Definition of petrea

petrea

/pəˈtriː.ə/
pe · tre · a
Plural:petreas
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petrea Lexical Profile

• noun

1

Any tropical American woody climbing vine or shrub of the genus Petrea in the verbena family (Verbenaceae), widely cultivated as an ornamental for its rough, sandpaper-like leaves and long, drooping clusters of star-shaped purple, violet, or white flowers surrounded by showy, persistent calyx lobes.

• Rhymes for petrea

• Nearby Words

petitioner
petnapper
petnapping
petrea
petrel
petri
petrichor

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180019102020
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Petrea. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/petrea
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