[ noun ] American and Asiatic aromatic herbs and shrubs with viscid foliage <noun.plant>
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}.