Nicotiana

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Nicotiana \Ni*co`ti*a"na\, prop. 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}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Nicotiana
       n : American and Asiatic aromatic herbs and shrubs with viscid
           foliage [syn: {genus Nicotiana}]