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nicotiana

(Encyclopedia)nicotiana nĭkōˌshēāˈnə [key], any plant of the genus Nicotiana of the family Solanaceae (nightshade family). Most species are herbs native to tropical America, although there are a few North Am...

Windsor, town, United States

(Encyclopedia)Windsor wĭnˈzər [key], town (1990 pop. 27,817), Hartford co., N Conn., at the confluence of the Farmington and Connecticut rivers, just N of Hartford. Settled by Plymouth Colony in 1633, the town w...

Surabaya

(Encyclopedia)Surabaya, Surabaja, or Soerabaja so͝orəbīˈə, Du. so͞oräbäˈyä [key], city (1990 pop. 2,473,272), capital of East Java prov., NE Java, Indonesia, on the Mas River just above its mouth at the ...

Madisonville

(Encyclopedia)Madisonville, city (1990 pop. 16,200), seat of Hopkins co., W Ky., in a coal mining and farm area; inc. 1807. Tobacco, grain, and soybeans are grown and livestock is raised. There is coal processing, ...

Holstebro

(Encyclopedia)Holstebro hôlˈstəbrōˌ [key], city, Ringkøbing co., W central Denmark, on the Storå Riv...

nicotine

(Encyclopedia)nicotine, C10H14N2, poisonous, pale yellow, oily liquid alkaloid with a pungent odor and an acrid taste. It turns brown on exposure to air. Nicotine, a naturally occurring constituent of tobacco, is t...

Martinsville

(Encyclopedia)Martinsville, city (1990 pop. 16,162), seat of Henry co., S Va., in the Blue Ridge foothills near the N.C. line; founded 1793, inc. as a city 1928. Tobacco is processed, and furniture, prefabricated h...

Morogoro

(Encyclopedia)Morogoro mōˌrōgōˈrō [key], municipality (2012 pop. 315,866), capital of Morogoro prov., E Tanzania. It is the commercial and transportation center for a region producing sisal, coffee, and lives...

Kateríni

(Encyclopedia)Kateríni kätərēˈnē [key], city (1991 pop. 45,281), capital of Piería prefecture, N Greece, in Macedonia. It is the commercial center for a productive tobacco-growing region. Salt and flour are ...

Xánthi

(Encyclopedia)Xánthi or Xanthe both: ksänˈthē [key], city (1991 pop. 37,463), capital of Xánthi prefecture, NE Greece, in Thrace. Tobacco and wheat are grown. The city has a sizable Muslim minority. ...