tobacco
/tə'bækou/
Definition
- Noun:
- A plant species: Tobacco refers to plants of the genus Nicotiana, which are aromatic annual or perennial herbs and shrubs.
- A prepared product: Tobacco also refers to the dried and cured leaves of these plants, prepared for smoking, chewing, or snuffing.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The farmer grows tobacco on his land. (The farmer cultivates the tobacco plant.)
- He put tobacco in his pipe before lighting it. (He filled his pipe with the prepared, dried leaves.)
- The sale of tobacco to minors is prohibited. (The sale of the product made from tobacco leaves is not allowed for young people.)
Advanced Usage
- "To swear off tobacco": to make a promise to oneself to stop using tobacco products.
- After his health scare, he decided to swear off tobacco for good.
Variants and Related Words
- Tobacco plant (n): The living plant of the genus .
- The tobacco plant has broad leaves.
- Tobacconist (n): A shop or a person who sells tobacco products.
- He bought his cigars from the local tobacconist.
Synonyms
- Leaf: (informal, context-dependent) Can refer to tobacco, as in "a pouch of leaf."
- Nicotiana: The scientific genus name for the tobacco plant.
Related Phrases
- Chewing tobacco: A type of tobacco product that is placed between the cheek and gum.
- He prefers chewing tobacco to smoking it.
- Smokeless tobacco: Tobacco products that are used without burning, such as snuff or chewing tobacco.
- Some people switch to smokeless tobacco, believing it to be safer.
Related Idioms
- To be in someone's tobacco patch: (Regional, chiefly Southern US) To be interfering in someone else's business or affairs.
- You're getting into my tobacco patch telling me how to run my farm.
Noun
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aromatic annual or perennial herbs and shrubs
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leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
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