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Nicotiana
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nicotiana
Translingual
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Etymology
mul la-new Nicotiana Nicotiāna, from Jean Nicot (Jean) Nicot (French ambassador to Portugal, who sent seeds back to France in 1561) la ianus iāna adjective forming suffix feminine of -iānus.
Proper noun
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genus family Solanaceae tobacco plants
Hypernyms
genus ; Nicotianoideae subfamily subfamily
Hyponyms
genus Nicotiana sect. Alatae section, Nicotiana sect. Nicotiana section, Nicotiana sect. Noctiflorae section, Nicotiana sect. Paniculatae section, Nicotiana sect. Petunioides section, Nicotiana sect. Polydicliae section, Nicotiana sect. Repandae section, Nicotiana sect. Rusticae section, Nicotiana sect. Suaveolentes section, Nicotiana sect. Sylvestres section, Nicotiana sect. Tomentosae section, Nicotiana sect. Trigonophyllae section, Nicotiana sect. Undulatae section sections
Nicotiana tabacum species - type species; Nicotiana glauca species (tree tobacco, San Juan tree), Nicotiana rustica species (Aztec tobacco) selected other species; for others see List of Nicotiana species
See also
en nicotine alkaloid
References
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NICOT
Latin
Etymology
From Jean Nicot (Jean) Nicot (French ambassador to Portugal, who sent seeds back to France in 1561) la ianus iāna adjective forming suffix feminine of -iānus.
Proper noun
Nicotiāna<1> la New Latin
A taxonomic genus, within family Solanaceae family; the tobacco plants.
Declension
Nicotiāna<1>