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nicotiana
noun[ C or U ]
uk /nɪˌkəʊ.ʃiˈɑː.nə/ us /nəˌkoʊ.ʃiˈæn.ə/
any of several plants that produce sweet-smelling flowers, including the plants from whose leaves tobacco is made:
I planted some nicotianas in the back row of the border.
I could smell the strong scent of nicotiana.
Synonym
flowering tobacco
Once the tulips are finished, I take them out and fill the gaps with late-summer bloomers such as nicotiana and dahlias.
The nicotiana opens its flowers in the evening and sends out a clean-smelling scent.
Nicotianas are resourceful plants that are able to survive a regime of neglect.
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