Tobacco

to-bak′ō, n. a plant of genus Nicotiana , order Solanaceæ , esp. one of several species, the most generally cultivated being the stately Nicotiana Tabacum , a native of America—the dried leaves used for the sedative effects for smoking in pipes, ., and also in the form of snuff.— ns. To bac canā′lian , a smoker; Tobacc′o-heart , a functional disorder of the heart, due to exce ive use of tobacco; Tobacc′onist , one who sells or manufactures tobacco; Tobacc′o-pipe , a pipe used for smoking tobacco; Tobacc′o-pouch , a small pouch for holding tobacco; Tobacc′o-stop′per , an instrument for pre ing down the tobacco in a pipe. [Through Sp. tabaco , from the Haytian.]