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nicotiana Definition

ni·co·tia·na (ni kō′s̸hē ā′nə)

noun

any of a genus (Nicotiana) of New World plants of the nightshade family, including tobacco and several species with fragrant flowers, grown as ornamentals

Etymology: < ModL nicotiana (herba): see nicotine

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