Nicotiana

See also: nicotiana

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Jean Nicot, French ambassador to Portugal, who sent seeds back to France in 1561, +‎ -iana

Proper noun

Nicotiana f

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

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; 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 glauca (tree tobacco, San Juan tree), Nicotiana rustica (Aztec tobacco) - selected other species; for others see List of Nicotiana species on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

See also

• nicotine alkaloid

References

• Nicotiana on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Nicotiana on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Nicotiana on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Nicotiana at USDA Plants database
• Nicotiana at The Plant List

Latin

Etymology

From the surname of Jean Nicot +‎ -iāna (adjective forming suffix) (feminine of -iānus).

Proper noun

Nicotiana f sg (genitive Nicotianae); first declension

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

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Nicotiana
Genitive	Nicotianae
Dative	Nicotianae
Accusative	Nicotianam
Ablative	Nicotianā
Vocative	Nicotiana