n. [ F. nicotiane; -- so called from Nicot, who introduced it into France, a. d. 1560. ] Tobacco. [ R. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to, or derived from, tobacco. [ R. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖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 ]

n. [ F. nicotianine. See Nicotian. ] (Chem.) A white waxy substance having a hot, bitter taste, extracted from tobacco leaves and called also tobacco camphor. [ 1913 Webster ]