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nicotiana
Nicotiana (noun) means any ornamental plant of the genus Nicotiana.
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Any ornamental plant of the genus Nicotiana
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Etymology
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) means any ornamental plant of the genus Nicotiana.