Definition of tobacco Tobacco
/tʌbæˈkowˌ/ - [tubakow] - to•bac•co
We found 15 definitions of tobacco from 10 different sources.
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What does tobacco mean?
WordNet
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| tobacco - leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion | ||
| baccy | ||
| plant product a product made from plant material | ||
| drug of abuse, street drug a drug that is taken for nonmedicinal reasons (usually for mind-altering effects); drug abuse can lead to physical and mental damage and (with some substances) dependence and addiction | ||
| filler the tobacco used to form the core of a cigar | ||
| roll of tobacco, smoke tobacco leaves that have been made into a cylinder | ||
| smoking mixture a blend of tobaccos to be smoked in a pipe | ||
| snuff finely powdered tobacco for sniffing up the nose | ||
| common tobacco, nicotiana tabacum tall erect South American herb with large ovate leaves and terminal clusters of tubular white or pink flowers; cultivated for its leaves | ||
| nicotine an alkaloid poison that occurs in tobacco; used in medicine and as an insecticide | ||
| shag a lively dance step consisting of hopping on each foot in turn | ||
| tobacco - aromatic annual or perennial herbs and shrubs | ||
| tobacco plant | ||
| herbaceous plant, herb aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities | ||
| genus nicotiana, nicotiana American and Asiatic aromatic herbs and shrubs with viscid foliage | ||
| flowering tobacco, jasmine tobacco, nicotiana alata South American ornamental perennial having nocturnally fragrant greenish-white flowers | ||
| common tobacco, nicotiana tabacum tall erect South American herb with large ovate leaves and terminal clusters of tubular white or pink flowers; cultivated for its leaves | ||
| nicotiana rustica, wild tobacco, indian tobacco tobacco plant of South America and Mexico | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- tobacco (n.)
An American plant (Nicotiana Tabacum) of the Nightshade family, much used for smoking and chewing, and as snuff. As a medicine, it is narcotic, emetic, and cathartic. Tobacco has a strong, peculiar smell, and an acrid taste. - tobacco (n.)
The leaves of the plant prepared for smoking, chewing, etc., by being dried, cured, and manufactured in various ways.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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tobacco
A genus of short-leafed plants (Nicotiana spp., L.) of the nightshade family indigenous to North and South America. -
tobacco
Leaves of certain varieties of the tobacco plant, cultivated and harvested to make cigarettes, cigars, snuff, for smoking in pipes or for chewing.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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tobacco
to-bak′ō, n. a plant of genus Nicotiana, order Solanaceæ, esp. one of several species, the most generally cultivated being the stately Nicotiana Tabacum, a native of America—the dried leaves used for the sedative effects for smoking in pipes, &c., and also in the form of snuff.—ns. Tobaccanā′lian, a smoker; Tobacc′o-heart, a functional disorder of the heart, due to excessive use of tobacco; Tobacc′onist, one who sells or manufactures tobacco; Tobacc′o-pipe, a pipe used for smoking tobacco; Tobacc′o-pouch, a small pouch for holding tobacco; Tobacc′o-stop′per, an instrument for pressing down the tobacco in a pipe. [Through Sp. tabaco, from the Haytian.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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tobacco
Has been supplied for the use of the ships' companies in the royal navy from the 1st January, 1799.
Foolish DictionaryThe Foolish Dictionary 🤡
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tobacco
A nauseating plant that is consumed by but two creatures; a large, green worm and--man. The worm doesn't know any better.
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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tobacco
A plant, once in great estimation as a medicine:
Wikipedia 
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Tobacco is a plant of the nightshade family, found mainly in North America and South America. Dried tobacco leaves are often smoked in cigars, cigarettes and pipes, but can also be chewed in the mouth or sniffed in the nose. Tobacco contains a very powerful chemical called nicotine which makes it very hard for tobacco users to stop using it.
History.
Native Americans used tobacco before Europeans arrived in America. These Europeans learned to smoke and brought it back to Europe, where it became very popular. At that time tobacco was usually smoked in a pipe.
The Europeans who moved to America started to farm tobacco so that they could sell it in Europe. This became one of the main causes of the African slave trade. In 1610 a European man called John Rolfe arrived in the American state of Virginia and set up a tobacco farm which made him very rich. Rolfe was the first farmer to use "nicotiana tabacum", which is the type of tobacco most commonly smoked today. He also married Pocahontas, a Native American woman who became famous when went to live in London.
In the 17th and 18th centuries tobacco made farmers very rich and towns quickly grew in the states of Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. In 1883 one third of United States tax money came from tobacco.
Tobacco and health.
Tobacco users (especially smokers) risk many very serious and often fatal illnesses, such as cancer, strokes, heart disease, and lung disease. The United States' Centers for Disease Control and Prev
