NICOTIANA


Meaning of NICOTIANA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ni-ˌkō-shē-ˈa-nə, -ˈä-nə, -ˈā-nə ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from herba nicotiana, literally, Nicot's herb, from Jean Nicot died 1600 French diplomat and scholar

Date: 1600

: any of several tobaccos (as Nicotiana alata ) grown for their showy flowers

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