tobacco-plantn.
a. The plant which yields tobacco; = tobacco n. 2.
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nicotian1577
queen mother herb1577
queen's herb1577
tobacco1577
nicotiana1600
Frenchman1693
sot-weed1698
tobacco-plant1761
1761 J. Hill (title) Cautions against the immoderate use of Snuff. Founded on the known qualities of the Tobacco Plant.
1796 J. G. Stedman Narr. Exped. Surinam II. xxv. 224 The tobacco plant grows here with large downy leaves, full of fibres.
1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator viii. 65/1 The tobacco plant is an annual, growing six feet high.
b. A general name for species of Nicotiana.
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tobacco-plant1884
1884 W. Miller Dict. Eng. Names Plants 137 Tobacco-plant. The genus Nicotiana... Latakia, Syrian, or Wild T., Nicotiana rustica... Persian or Shiraz T., N. persica... Tuberose-flowered T., N. affinis... Virginian T., N. Tabacum.
c. Also applied to other plants.
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1884 W. Miller Dict. Eng. Names Plants 137 English Tobacco-plant, an old name for Hyoscyamus... Indian T., Lobelia inflata... Mountain T., Arnica montana.
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