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nicotiana

ni.co.ti.ana \nik-.o--she--'an-*, -'a:n-*, -'a--n*\ n [NL, fr. herba 
   nicotiana, lit., Nicot's herb. fr. Jean Nicot -160]0 F diplomat and scholar 
   : any of several tobaccos (as Nicotiana alata) with showy flowers