niˌkōshēˈanə, -ˈä-, -ˈā- noun
Etymology: New Latin, probably from nicotiana (in herba nicotiana )
1. capitalized : a genus of American and Asiatic herbs or shrubs (family Solanaceae) having viscid foliage and tubular flowers with a cleft or divided calyx and a many-seeded capsule — see tobacco
2. -s : flowering tobacco