tobacco
/təˈbækəʊ/noun
(pl.-os)
1
- mass noun a preparation of the nicotine-rich leaves of an American plant, which are cured by a process of drying and fermentation for smoking or chewing烟草制品。
2
- （亦作tobacco plant）the plant of the nightshade family which yields these leaves, native to tropical America. It is widely cultivated in warm regions, especially in the US and China.烟草。
2.1
- Nicotiana tabacum, family Solanaceae.拉丁名Nicotiana tabacum,茄科。参见NICOTIANA.
词源
mid 16th cent.: from Spanish tabaco; said to be from a Carib word denoting a tobacco pipe or from a Taino word for a primitive cigar， but perhaps from Arabic.