: 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 (N. tabacum) cultivated for its leaves
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: the leaves of cultivated tobacco prepared for use in smoking or chewing or as snuff
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: manufactured products of tobacco (such as cigars or cigarettes)
also: smoking as a practice
has sworn off tobacco
4
: a moderate brown
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Examples of tobacco in a Sentence
a farm that grows tobacco
a state tax on tobacco
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Full Proof features notes of vanilla, fresh tobacco, leather, and subtle clove on the nose, rich in honey sweetness on the palate, with touches of raisins, black pepper and a smoky oak finish that quickly transforms into toffee and dark chocolate.—Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Oct. 2025 Non-tribal members are welcome to tend the fire, which should be fueled by only wood and tobacco.—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025 If this trend continued, more than 400,000 city residents would be killed by tobacco, with more than a million more suffering from heart attacks, lung disease, strokes, and cancer.—Dr. Tom Frieden, Time, 30 Sep. 2025 Though the site is still operational today, scenes inside the family's brewhouse were shot in a former tobacco warehouse on Liverpool's Stanley Dock.—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tobacco
Word History
Etymology
Spanish tabaco, probably from Taino, roll of tobacco leaves
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