: 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
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: a moderate brown
Illustration of tobacco
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Example Sentences
a farm that grows tobacco a state tax on tobacco
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Word History
Etymology
Spanish tabaco, probably from Taino, roll of tobacco leaves
ADJECTIVE | VERB + TOBACCO | TOBACCO + NOUNADJECTIVE➤strong味濃的煙草▸➤stale不新鮮的煙草▸➤pipe煙斗絲▸➤chewing, rolling (especially BrE) 嚼煙;手捲絲VERB + TOBACCO➤chew, smoke嚼煙;抽煙▸➤use使用煙草◇Native Americans had used tobacco since time immemorial.美洲印第安人自古以來使用煙草。➤be addicted to對煙草上癮▸➤grow種植煙草TOBACCO + NOUN➤addiction, consumption, use煙癮;煙草消費;煙草使用▸➤smoke煙草的煙◇The air was thick with tobacco smoke.空氣裏瀰漫着濃重的煙草味兒。➤business, company, firm, industry, manufacturer, producer煙草業;煙草公司;煙草製造商;煙草生產商▸➤lobby院外煙草游說團體◇The ban on cigarette advertising will upset the tobacco lobby.禁止煙草廣告會令院外煙草游說團體感到氣惱。➤products煙草製品▸➤market煙草市場▸➤sales煙草銷售▸➤advertising, sponsorship (BrE) 煙草廣告;煙草商贊助◇the ban on tobacco advertising禁止煙草廣告➤control煙草控制▸➤settlement (especially NAmE) 煙草和解協議◇a multi-billion-dollar tobacco settlement一項數十億美元的煙草和解協議➤pouch, tin煙絲袋;煙絲罐▸➤grower, plantation煙草種植者/種植園▸➤leaf, plant煙葉;煙草植物