nicotiana
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ni·co·ti·a·na 
[ni-koh-shee-ey-nuh, -an-uh, -ah-nuh] Pronunciation Key
[ni-koh-shee-ey-nuh, -an-uh, -ah-nuh] Pronunciation Key –noun
| any plant belonging to the genus Nicotiana, of the nightshade family, esp. one grown for its ornamental value, as flowering tobacco. |
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| ni·co·ti·an·a
(nĭ-kō'shē-ān'ə, -ä'nə, -ā'nə) Pronunciation Key
n. Any of various flowering annual or perennial herbs of the genus Nicotiana, native to the Americas and including the tobacco plant and ornamental species with fragrant flowers. [New Latin (herba) nicotiāna, (herb of) Nicot, nicotiana, after Jean Nicot (1530?-1600), French diplomat.] |
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| nicotiana | |
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| American and Asiatic aromatic herbs and shrubs with viscid foliage |
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Nicotiana
Ni*co`ti*a"na\, n. [NL. See Nicotian.] (Bot.) A genus of American and Asiatic solanaceous herbs, with viscid foliage and funnel-shaped blossoms. Several species yield tobacco. See Tobacco.
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