Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Nicotiana"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Nicotiana \Ni*co`ti*a"na\, n. [NL. See {Nicotian}.] (Bot.)
A genus of American and Asiatic solanaceous herbs, with
viscid foliage and funnel-shaped blossoms. Several species
yield tobacco. See {Tobacco}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Nicotiana
n : American and Asiatic aromatic herbs and shrubs with viscid
foliage [syn: {Nicotiana}, {genus Nicotiana}]
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