nicotiana
/nɪˌkəʊ.ʃiˈɑː.nə/ (bre, ipa) · /nəˌkoʊ.ʃiˈæn.ə/ (ame, ipa) · /ni-ˌkō-shē-ˈa-nə -ˈä-nə -ˈā-nə/ (ame, mw)
nicotiana — 名詞
- nicotianasingular
- nicotianasplural
1. a garden plant grown for its trumpet-shaped flowers with a strong evening scent;
煙草屬植物
夜間散發香氣的觀賞花卉，同屬亦含製菸品種
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.
David 沿著籬笆種了白色的煙草屬植物，這樣花園在日落後就會飄出甜香。
typical context: nicotianas grown for their evening scent
The nicotiana behind the bench opened its flowers slowly as the sky turned dark.
長椅後方的煙草屬植物隨著天色變暗，慢慢地把花朵打開。
habit: flowers open in the evening
Layla picked a few pink nicotianas for the table because the kitchen still felt empty.
Layla 摘了幾朵粉紅色的煙草屬植物放在桌上，因為廚房看起來還是太空了。
Tobacco comes from one kind of nicotiana, but most other kinds are grown only for their flowers.
菸草是其中一種煙草屬植物做成的，但大多數其他品種都只是用來觀賞花朵。
Imran told the class that nicotianas, sweet peas, and lavender all attract moths at night.
Imran 告訴全班，煙草屬植物、甜豌豆和薰衣草到了晚上都會吸引蛾類。
- 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.