TOBACCO

noun (plural -cos) Etymology: Spanish tabaco, probably from Taino, roll of ~ leaves Date: circa 1565 any of a genus ( Nicotiana ) of chiefly American plants of the nightshade family with viscid foliage and tubular flowers, the leaves of cultivated ~ prepared for use in smoking or chewing or as snuff, manufactured products of ~ (as cigars or cigarettes), a moderate brown