nicotiana

[ ni-koh-shee-ey-nuh, -an-uh, -ah-nuh ]

/ nɪˌkoʊ ʃiˈeɪ nə, -ˈæn ə, -ˈɑ nə /

noun

any plant belonging to the genus Nicotiana, of the nightshade family, especially one grown for its ornamental value, as flowering tobacco.

Nearby words

nicolle, nicolson, nicomedia, nicosia, nicostratus, nicotiana, nicotin-, nicotinamide, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate, nicotine

Origin of nicotiana

1590–1600; < New Latin (herba) nicotiana Nicot's (herb) (after Jacques Nicot (1530–1600), said to have introduced tobacco into France); see -ian, -a²

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Examples from the Web for nicotiana

Nicotiana undulata, or New Holland tobacco: radical leaves obovate, obtuse, somewhat wavy; stem-leaves sharp-pointed.
Nicotiana|Henry James Meller
Nicotiana pusilla, or primrose-leaved tobacco: leaves of oblong oval, radical; flowers in racemes, acute.
Nicotiana|Henry James Meller
Nicotiana Angustifolia, or narrow-leaved Virginian tobacco; rises with an upright branching stalk, four or five feet high.
Nicotiana|Henry James Meller
Fig. 97 represents two flowers of Nicotiana affinis, one of which has been cut.
The Nursery Book|Liberty Hyde Bailey

This plant (nicotiana tabacum) is indigenous to America, but the most valuable is that raised in Cuba.
History of Cuba; or, Notes of a Traveller in the Tropics|Maturin M. Ballou

British Dictionary definitions for nicotiana

nicotiana

/ (nɪˌkəʊʃɪˈɑːnə, -ˈeɪnə) /

noun

any solanaceous plant of the American and Australian genus Nicotiana, such as tobacco, having white, yellow, or purple fragrant flowers

Word Origin for nicotiana

C16: see nicotine

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