nicotiana
noun
nicotiana is spelled N-I-C-O-T-I-A-N-A: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, nicotiana means “Any ornamental plant of the genus Nicotiana” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of nicotiana is nicotianas.
How many letters and syllables are in nicotiana?
| Letters | 9: N-I-C-O-T-I-A-N-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 102,771st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is nicotiana?
Nicotiana appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of nicotiana
- nicotianas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nicotiana mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any ornamental plant of the genus Nicotiana
- 2
Literature dealing with tobacco-smoking.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does nicotiana come from?
Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Nicotiāna, from (Jean) Nicot (French ambassador to Portugal, who sent seeds back to France in 1561) + -iāna (adjective forming suffix) (feminine of -iānus).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).