Definition of Indian tobacco
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: a poisonous North American annual lobelia (Lobelia inflata) with small blue or white flowers
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: a wild tobacco (Nicotiana bigelovii synonym N. quadrivalvis) found in dry valleys from southern California to southern Oregon
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“Indian tobacco.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Indian%20tobacco. Accessed 25 Feb. 2021.
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The first known use of Indian tobacco was circa 1618
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