herbe à l'ambassadeur
- Domaine
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- industrie du tabac type de tabac
- Date
Termes :
- herbe à l'ambassadeur n. f.
- herbe de l'ambassadeur n. f.
Traductions
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anglais
Date :Définition
Name given to tobacco when Nicot introduced it to the French queen.
Note :
Whilst Jean Nicot was French ambassador at the Portuguese Court in 1559 he sent several tobacco plants called Herbe de l'Ambassadeur or Herbe du Grand Prieur to his brother, who was the Court-Marshal at the French Court through the Grand Prieur de la France. The names of these plants were later changed to Herba Medicea or Herbe de la Reine.
Terme :
- Ambassador's herb