nicotiana
/nɪˌkəʊ.ʃiˈɑː.nə/ (bre, ipa) · /nəˌkoʊ.ʃiˈæn.ə/ (ame, ipa) · /ni-ˌkō-shē-ˈa-nə -ˈä-nə -ˈā-nə/ (ame, mw)
nicotiana — noun
- nicotianasingular
- nicotianasplural
1. a garden plant grown for its trumpet-shaped flowers with a strong evening scent;
a garden plant grown for its trumpet-shaped flowers with a strong evening scent; the same plant family also includes the kind whose dried leaves are used to make tobacco.
David planted white nicotianas along the fence so the garden would smell sweet after sunset.
typical context: nicotianas grown for their evening scent
The nicotiana behind the bench opened its flowers slowly as the sky turned dark.
habit: flowers open in the evening
Layla picked a few pink nicotianas for the table because the kitchen still felt empty.
Tobacco comes from one kind of nicotiana, but most other kinds are grown only for their flowers.
Imran told the class that nicotianas, sweet peas, and lavender all attract moths at night.
- flowering tobacco
the common English name used in plant catalogues and garden books
- tobacco plant
broader; can mean either the ornamental kind or the crop kind
文法句型
a nicotiana
nicotianas
用法筆記
Often used as a count noun for the plants in a bed or border ("three nicotianas"); occasionally used as a mass noun for the genus as a whole. Most gardeners encounter the ornamental kinds, not the tobacco kind.