Definition of Nicotian

1. n. Tobacco.

2. a. Pertaining to, or derived from, tobacco.

Definition of Nicotian

1. a tobacco smoker [n -S]

Medical Definition of Nicotian

1. A genus of American and Asiatic solanaceous herbs, with viscid foliage and funnel-shaped blossoms. Several species yield tobacco. See Tobacco. Origin: NL. See Nicotian. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nicotian

nicknaming
nicks
nickum
nickums
nicky-tam
nicky-tams
niclofolan
niclosamide
nicocodeine
nicodicodeine
nicofuranose
nicoise
nicols
nicomorphine
nicoracetam
nicotian (current term)
nicotiana
nicotianas
nicotianine
nicotians
nicotic
nicotidine
nicotin
nicotinamidase
nicotinamide
nicotinamide-nucleotide adenylyltransferase
nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
nicotinamide adenine trinucleotide
nicotinamide methyltransferase

Literary usage of Nicotian

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1897)
"«il. long by 35 or 40 mie. roil, wide in I*, omnívora, and only 36 x 25 ia P. nicotian*. The siie of the conidia brings it closer to P. pha«enli ..."

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