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.

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

Words nearby nicotiana

Nicolson, Nicomedia, Nicorette, Nicosia, Nicostratus, nicotiana, nicotin-, nicotinamide, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate, nicotine

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Example sentences 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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	nicotiana
释义	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. 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 Words nearby nicotiana Nicolson, Nicomedia, Nicorette, Nicosia, Nicostratus, nicotiana, nicotin-, nicotinamide, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate, nicotine Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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