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Nicotiana

Nicotiana

1 9.6
A group of scented herbs and shrubs, including tobacco, with sticky leaves
  • noun
  • /ˌnɪkəˈteɪnə/
  • Specialized
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  • Many people enjoy the beauty of nicotiana, especially in evening gardens where its scent can be appreciated.
  • Nicotiana sylvestris
  • nicotiana plants

Examples

  • He was onto the nicotiana plants—he'd planted these three summers ago as a fragrant balm to his thirst for cigarettes?

    Fiction book (1995)

  • In our garden, the nicotiana plants attract hummingbirds with their fragrant blooms.

  • The gardener decided to include nicotiana in the flowerbed for its aromatic leaves and vibrant flowers.

Compounds

Nicotiana glauca
  • Specialized
9.9

A green shrub from South America with yellow flowers that is poisonous to livestock

Nicotiana rustica
  • Specialized
9.9

A tobacco plant from South America and Mexico that has a lot of nicotine

Nicotiana tabacum
  • Specialized
9.3

A tall South American plant with large leaves grown for cigarettes and cigars

Nicotiana alata
  • Specialized
9.9

A South American garden plant with white flowers that smell sweet at night

Surface Forms

Nicotiana singular
Nicotianas plural

Etymology

The word Nicotiana is named after Jean Nicot, a French man who sent tobacco seeds to Europe. Plants called Nicotiana include tobacco, so the name helps you remember these are tobacco-related plants and even gave us the common word nicotine.