What Does Tobacco Mean?

Tobacco is the common name of several plants in the Nicotiana genus of the Solanaceae family, and the general term for any product prepared from the cured leaves of these plants. More than 70 species of tobacco are known, but the chief commercial crop is N. tabacum.

What does tobacco mean in history?

Tobacco generally refers to the leaves and other parts of certain South American plants that were domesticated and used by Native Americans for the alkaloid Nicotine.

What is tobacco definition?

English Language Learners Definition of tobacco

: a plant that produces leaves which are smoked in cigarettes, pipes, etc. : the leaves of the tobacco plant used for smoking or chewing. : products (such as cigars or cigarettes) that are made from tobacco.