Main Entry: to·bac·co

Pronunciation: \tə-ˈbak-(ˌ)ō\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural to·bac·cos

1 : any plant of the genus Nicotiana ; especially : an annual South American herb (N. tabacum) cultivated for its leaves

[tobacco illustration]

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