Etymology

nicotiana

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Today it means: Any ornamental plant of the genus Nicotiana Full definition →

taxonomic name Nicotiāna
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nicotiana · noun1

  1. taxonomic name · learned borrowing fromNicotiāna
  2. English todaynicotiana

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).

nicotiana · noun2

Irregularly formed from nicoti(ne) + -ana.

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