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TobaccoTobacco\To*bac"co\, n. [Sp. tabaco, fr. the Indian tabaco the tube or pipe in which the Indians or Caribbees smoked this plant. Some derive the word from Tabaco, a province of Yucatan, where it was said to be first found by the Spaniards; others from the island of Tobago, one of the Caribbees. But these derivations are very doubtful.] 1. (Bot.) An American plant ({Nicotiana Tabacum}) of the Nightshade family, much used for smoking and chewing, and as snuff. As a medicine, it is narcotic, emetic, and cathartic. TobaccoTobaccohas a strong, peculiar smell, and an acrid taste. Note: The name is extended to other species of the genus, and to some unrelated plants, as Indian tobaccotobacco({Nicotiana rustica}, and also {Lobelia inflata}), mountain tobaccotobacco ({Arnica montana}), and Shiraz tobaccotobacco({Nicotiana Persica}). 2. The leaves of the plant prepared for smoking, chewing, etc., by being dried, cured, and manufactured in various ways. {TobaccoTobaccobox} (Zo[94]l.), the common American skate. {TobaccoTobaccocamphor}. (Chem.) See {Nicotianine}. {TobaccoTobaccoman}, a tobacconist. [R.] {TobaccoTobaccopipe}. (a) A pipe used for smoking, made of baked clay, wood, or other material. (b) (Bot.) Same as {Indian pipe}, under {Indian}. {Tobacco-pipe clay} (Min.), a species of clay used in making tobaccotobaccopipes; -- called also {cimolite}. {Tobacco-pipe fish}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Pipemouth}. {TobaccoTobaccostopper}, a small plug for pressing down the tobaccotobacco in a pipe as it is smoked. {TobaccoTobaccoworm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of a large hawk moth ({Sphinx, [or] Phlegethontius, Carolina}). It is dark green, with seven oblique white stripes bordered above with dark brown on each side of the body. It feeds upon the leaves of tobaccotobaccoand tomato plants, and is often very injurious to the tobaccotobaccocrop. See Illust. of {Hawk moth}. | |
