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Definition of Nicotiana Tabacum

Nicotiana Tabacum
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. 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). 2. The leaves of the plant prepared for smoking, chewing, etc., by being dried, cured, and manufactured in various ways. Tobacco box (Zo["o]l.), 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. (Zo["o]l.) See Pipemouth. Tobacco stopper, a small plug for pressing down the tobacco in a pipe as it is smoked. Tobacco worm (Zo["o]l.), the larva of a large hawk moth (Sphinx, or 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.

Meaning of Nicotiana Tabacum from wikipedia

- Nicotiana taba****, or cultivated tobacco, is an annually grown herbaceous plant of the genus Nicotiana. N. taba**** is the most commonly grown species in...
- Pacific. Various Nicotiana species, commonly referred to as tobacco plants, are cultivated as ornamental garden plants. N. taba**** is grown worldwide...
- Nicotiana such as Nicotiana taba**** (common tobacco). More specifically, N. rustica leaves have a nicotine content as high as 9%, whereas N. taba**** leaves...
- petioles (many other Nicotiana species have sessile leaves), and its leaves and stems are neither pubescent nor sticky like Nicotiana taba****. It resembles Cestrum...
- [citation needed] This plant is thought to be one of the parents of Nicotiana taba****, the plant used in modern tobacco production. However, all parts of...
- pyrrolidine alkaloid produced in large quantities in the tobacco plant (Nicotiana taba****). Edible Solanaceae such as eggplants, tomatoes, potatoes, and peppers...
- with him a new species of tobacco known as Nicotiana taba****. This species was preferable to the native Nicotiana rustica, which was harsher. It is unknown...
- bred a number of high-nicotine strains based on a hybrid of Nicotiana taba**** and Nicotiana rustica, but they were weak and would blow over in a strong...
- Rolfe is credited with being the first to commercially cultivate Nicotiana taba**** plants in North America in 1611; the export of this sweeter tobacco...
- plants include Coffea arabica (coffee), Camellia sinensis (tea), Nicotiana taba**** (tobacco), and Cannabis (including hashish). Psychoactive plants have...