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nicotiana
[ ni-koh-shee-ey-nuh, -an-uh, -ah-nuh ]
noun
- any plant belonging to the genus Nicotiana, of the nightshade family, especially one grown for its ornamental value, as flowering tobacco.
nicotiana
/ -ˈeɪnə; nɪˌkəʊʃɪˈɑːnə /
noun
- any solanaceous plant of the American and Australian genus Nicotiana, such as tobacco, having white, yellow, or purple fragrant flowers
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Word History and Origins
Origin of nicotiana1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of nicotiana1
C16: see nicotine
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Example Sentences
The leaves of Tsl-agaynli (Indian tobacco—Nicotiana rustica) are sometimes used in place of the wild cherry bark.
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Instead of my departed fortune I enjoyed my Nicotiana—it served instead of the good opinion of mankind.
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I must not omit a table lecture of Lamar's on nicotiana, however impatient you may be to hear more of a certain fair one.
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This word has been applied in all European languages to the plant nicotiana tabacum itself.
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It is a half-hardy annual, and should be grown in the same manner as Nicotiana.
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