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Tobacco \
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 .
Tobacco has a strong ,
peculiar smell ,
and an acrid taste .
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Note :
The name is extended to other species of the genus ,
and to some unrelated plants ,
as Indian tobacco ({
Nicotiana rustica },
and also {
Lobelia inflata }),
mountain tobacco ({
Arnica montana }),
and Shiraz tobacco ({
Nicotiana Persica }).
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2 .
The leaves of the plant prepared for smoking ,
chewing ,
etc .,
by being dried ,
cured ,
and manufactured in various ways .
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{
Tobacco box } (
Zool .),
the common American skate .
{
Tobacco camphor }. (
Chem .)
See {
Nicotianine }.
{
Tobacco man },
a tobacconist . [
R .]
{
Tobacco pipe }.
(
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 tobacco pipes ; --
called also {
cimolite }.
{
Tobacco -
pipe fish }. (
Zool .)
See {
Pipemouth }.
{
Tobacco stopper },
a small plug for pressing down the tobacco in a pipe as it is smoked .
{
Tobacco worm } (
Zool .),
the larva of a large hawk moth ({
Sphinx Carolina }
syn . {
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 tobacco and tomato plants ,
and is often very injurious to the tobacco crop .
See Illust .
of {
Hawk moth }.
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Cimolite \
Cim "
o *
lite \,
n . [
Gr . ? (
sc . ?)
Cimolian earth ,
fr . ?,
L .
Cimolus ,
an island of the Cyclades .] (
Min .)
A soft ,
earthy ,
clayey mineral ,
of whitish or grayish color .
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