nicotiana

See also: Nicotiana

English

Wikispecies

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).

Noun

nicotiana (plural nicotianas)

  1. (horticulture) Any ornamental plant of the genus Nicotiana
    • 2007 July 12, Leslie Land, “Garden Q.&A.”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      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 2

Irregularly formed from nicoti(ne) +‎ -ana.

Noun

nicotiana

  1. Literature dealing with tobacco-smoking.
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