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Nicotiana tabacum

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Noun1.Nicotiana tabacum - tall erect South American herb with large ovate leaves and terminal clusters of tubular white or pink flowersNicotiana tabacum - tall erect South American herb with large ovate leaves and terminal clusters of tubular white or pink flowers; cultivated for its leaves
common tobacco
baccy, tobacco - leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
tobacco plant, tobacco - aromatic annual or perennial herbs and shrubs
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Incidentally, it is from the name of the French ambassador to Spain, Jean Nicot, that the scientific name for tobacco Nicotiana tabacum and the word nicotine comes.
A Closer Look at the Surprising Origin of Cigars by Gregg Hall / Travel, recreation and leisure community
The actual scientific name for the plant is Nicotiana tabacum.
A Historical Look at the Origin of Tobacco and Cigars by Gregg Hall / Consumer news, advice, product reviews community
Although the exact identity of the chemical inactivator(s) is not known, we wondered if extracts prepared from other plants, including those closely related to tobacco, Nicotiana tabacum (Solanaceae), would similarly inactivate nNOS.
Naturally occurring neuronal NO-synthase inactivators found in ... by Lowe, Ezra R.; Everett, Andrew C.; Lau, Miranda; Dunbar, Anwar Y.; Michener, David; Osawa, Yoichi / Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology
 
 
 
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