nicotiana
nicotiana · nicotianas
Any ornamental plant of the genus NicotianaAny ornamental plant of the genus Nicotiana
Meaning
2 sensesAny ornamental plant of the genus Nicotiana
Literature dealing with tobacco-smoking.
More definitions
- American and Asiatic aromatic herbs and shrubs with viscid foliage
Origin
Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Nicotiāna, from (Jean) Nicot (French ambassador to PLearned borrowing from taxonomic name Nicotiāna, from (Jean) Nicot (French ambassador to Portugal, who sent seeds back to France in 1561) + -iāna (adjective forming suffix) (feminine of -iānus).
Irregularly formed from nicoti(ne) + -ana.
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Forms
plural: nicotianas| Singular | nicotiana |
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regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- American and Asiatic aromatic herbs and shrubs with viscid foliage:genus Nicotiana