n.
Pronunciation: t ə - ' ba-( ˌ )k ō
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -cos
Etymology: Spanish tabaco, probably from Taino, roll of tobacco leaves
Date: circa 1565
1 : 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
2 : the leaves of cultivated tobacco prepared for use in smoking or chewing or as snuff
3 : manufactured products of tobacco (as cigars or cigarettes) also : smoking as a practice <has sworn off tobacco >
4 : a moderate brown
tobacco 1