Translingual

Proper noun

Nicotiana f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Solanaceae – the tobacco plants.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I - clades; Solanales - order; Solanaceae - family; Nicotianoideae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Nicotiana sect. Alatae, Nicotiana sect. Nicotiana, Nicotiana sect. Noctiflorae, Nicotiana sect. Paniculatae, Nicotiana sect. Petunioides, Nicotiana sect. Polydicliae, Nicotiana sect. Repandae, Nicotiana sect. Rusticae, Nicotiana sect. Suaveolentes, Nicotiana sect. Sylvestres, Nicotiana sect. Tomentosae, Nicotiana sect. Trigonophyllae, Nicotiana sect. Undulatae - sections
  • Nicotiana tabacum - type species; Nicotiana rustica - selected other species; for others see List of Nicotiana species on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

See also

• nicotine alkaloid

Latin

Etymology

From the surname of Jean Nicot +‎ -iana

Proper noun

Nicotiana

1. A taxonomic genus, within family Solanaceae - the tobacco plants

English

Wikispecies

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:

     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.