Defn: One of certain corrupt persons in the early church at Ephesus, who are censured in rev. ii. 6, 15.
NICOTIAN Ni*co"tian, n. Etym: [F. nicotiane; — so called from Nicot, who introduced it into France, a.d. 15
Defn: Tobacco. [R.] B. Jonson.
NICOTIAN
Ni*co"tian, a.
Defn: Pertaining to, or derived from, tobacco. [R.] Bp. Hall.
NICOTIANA
Ni*co"ti*an*a, n. Etym: [NL. See Nicotian.] (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of American and Asiatic solanaceous herbs, with viscid foliage and funnel-shaped blossoms. Several species yield tobacco. See Tobacco.
NICOTIANINE
Ni*co"ti*a*nine ( or ), n. Etym: [F. nicotianine. See Nicotian.]
(Chem.)
Defn: A white waxy substance having a hot, bitter taste, extracted from tobacco leaves and called also tobacco camphor.
NICOTIC
Ni*cot"ic, a. (Chem.)