nicotiana

American  

[ni-koh-shee-ey-nuh, -an-uh, -ah-nuh] / nɪˌkoʊ ʃiˈeɪ nə, -ˈæn ə, -ˈɑ nə /

noun

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

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nicotiana British  

/ -ˈeɪnə, nɪˌkəʊʃɪˈɑːnə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of nicotiana

1590–1600; < New Latin ( herba ) nicotiana Nicot's (herb) (after Jacques Nicot (1530–1600), said to have introduced tobacco into France); -ian, -a ²