Medical Dictionary
tobacco
tobacco
noun to·bac·co \tə-ˈbak-(ˌ)ō\
plural to·bac·cos
Definition of TOBACCO
1
: any plant of the genus Nicotiana; especially : an annual South American herb (N. 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; also : the use of tobacco as a practice
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