NICOTIAN


Meaning of NICOTIAN in English

niˈkōshən noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle French nicotiane, probably from New Latin nicotiana (in herba nicotiana Nicot's herb, tobacco), feminine of nicotianus, adjective, of Nicot from Jean Nicot died 1600 + Latin -ianus -an

1. obsolete : tobacco

2. archaic : a user of tobacco

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.