Main Entry:

to·bac·co

Pronunciation:

\tə-ˈba-(ˌ)kō\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural to·bac·cos

Etymology:

Spanish tabaco, probably from Taino, roll of tobacco leaves

Date:

circa 1565

1: any of a genus (Nicotiana) of chiefly American plants of the nightshade family with viscid foliage and tubular flowers ; especially : a tall erect annual tropical American herb (North tabacum) cultivated for its leaves2: the leaves of cultivated tobacco prepared for use in smoking or chewing or as snuff3: manufactured products of tobacco (as cigars or cigarettes) ; also : smoking as a practice <has sworn off tobacco>4: a moderate brown

[tobacco illustration]