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tobacco


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 leaves
2 : the leaves of cultivated tobacco prepared for use in smoking or chewing or as snuff
3 : manufactured products of tobacco (as cigars or cigarettes); also : smoking as a practice <has sworn off tobacco>
4 : a moderate brown


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