Nicotiana
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Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Jean Nicot, French ambassador to Portugal, who sent seeds back to France in 1561, + -iana
Proper noun
Nicotiana f
- 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
- Nicotiana tabacum - type species; Nicotiana glauca (tree tobacco, San Juan tree), Nicotiana rustica (Aztec tobacco) - selected other species; for others see
See also
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
- 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 |