ni|co|ti|a|na

ni|co|ti|a|na «nih _KOH shee AY nuh, -tee AH-», noun.

any one of a group of plants of the nightshade family, such as the tobacco plant and certain varieties grown for their showy, fragrant, night-blooming flowers; flowering tobacco.

╂[< New Latin Nicotiana < (herba) nicotiana; see etym. under nicotine (Cf. ↑nicotine)]