nicotiana

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noun

Any ornamental plant of the genus Nicotiana

Origintaxonomic name Nicotiāna →
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Meanings

nicotiana1

nounnicotiana (plural nicotianas)

plural nicotianas

  1. agricultureAny 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.

    2007 July 12, Leslie Land, “Garden Q.&A.”, in New York Times

nicotiana2

noun
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Origin

nicotiana · noun

  1. taxonomic nameNicotiāna
  2. Englishnicotiana

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).

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nicotiana · noun

Irregularly formed from nicoti(ne) + -ana.

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APA

nicotiana. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nicotiana

MLA

“nicotiana.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nicotiana. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nicotiana,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nicotiana.

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