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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
nicotiana /ˌnɪkɒtɪˈɑːnə, -kəʊʃ-/

▶noun an ornamental plant related to tobacco, with tubular flowers that are particularly fragrant at night. [Nicotiana alata and other species.]

– origin from mod. L. nicotiana (herba) ‘tobacco (plant)’, named after Jean Nicot, a 16th-cent. diplomat who introduced tobacco to France.

'nicotiana' also found in these Oxford entries:

nicotine - tobacco

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