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| ni·co·ti·an·a [ ni k shee ánnə, ni k shee nə ] (plural ni·co·ti·an·as or ni·co·ti·an·a) |
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flowering plant: a perennial or annual flowering plant of a genus that includes the tobacco plant. Flowers: fragrant, white, yellow, or purple. Genus Nicotiana.
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| [Early 17th century. After Jacques Nicot (1530-1604), French ambassador to Lisbon, who introduced tobacco to France] |
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