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tobacco
noun
the
dried
and
prepared
leaves
of
the
tobacco
plant
that
people
smoke
,
chew
,
or
sniff
•
The
old
sailor
rolled
his
own
tobacco
into
a
paper
for
a
quick
smoke
.
The
old
sailor
rolled
his
own
tobacco
into
a
paper
for
a
quick
smoke
.
•
The
store
near
campus
sells
flavored
pipe
tobacco
.
The
store
near
campus
sells
flavored
pipe
tobacco
.
Borrowed
into
English
in
the
mid-16th
century
from
Spanish
“
tabaco
,”
likely
from
Taíno
“
tabáko
,”
the
name
of
the
pipe
used
by
indigenous
peoples
of
the
Caribbean
.
noun
a
tall
,
leafy
plant
(
genus
Nicotiana
)
grown
for
its
leaves
,
which
are
processed
into
tobacco
products
•
Rows
of
tobacco
waved
gently
in
the
breeze
across
the
southern
farm
.
Rows
of
tobacco
waved
gently
in
the
breeze
across
the
southern
farm
.
•
The
scientist
studied
a
tobacco
leaf
under
the
microscope
to
understand
plant
viruses
.
The
scientist
studied
a
tobacco
leaf
under
the
microscope
to
understand
plant
viruses
.
Same
origin
as
sense
1
:
from
Spanish
“
tabaco
,”
referring
to
both
the
plant
and
the
smoking
pipe
used
by
the
Taíno
.
