Nicotiana

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any ornamental plant of the genus Nicotiana

    "But strong-stemmed bushy plants like salvias, coneflowers, cosmos, marigolds, nicotianas and zinnias should be cut back only to the next strong branch or pair of branches."

  2. 2
    Literature dealing with tobacco-smoking.

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genus nicotiana

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"But strong-stemmed bushy plants like salvias, coneflowers, cosmos, marigolds, nicotianas and zinnias should be cut back only to the next strong branch or pair of branches."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Nicotiāna, from (Jean) Nicot (French ambassador to Portugal, who sent seeds back to France in 1561) + -iāna (adjective forming suffix) (feminine of -iānus).

Etymology 2

Irregularly formed from nicoti(ne) + -ana.

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