单词 | tobacco |
释义 | tobacco n. (pl. -os)   1. (in full tobacco-plant) any plant of the genus Nicotiana, of American origin, with narcotic leaves used for smoking, chewing, or snuff.   2. its leaves, esp. as prepared for smoking. Phrases and idioms tobacco mosaic virus a virus that causes mosaic disease in tobacco, much used in biochemical research. tobacco-pipe see PIPE n. 2. tobacco-stopper an instrument for pressing down the tobacco in a pipe. Etymology: Sp. tabaco, of Amer. Ind. orig. |
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