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NICOTIANA TABACUM
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Tall erect South American herb with large ovate leaves and terminal clusters of tubular white or pink flowers; cultivated for its leaves
Synonyms:
common tobacco; Nicotiana tabacum
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Nicotiana tabacum" is a kind of...):
tobacco; tobacco plant (aromatic annual or perennial herbs and shrubs)
Holonyms ("Nicotiana tabacum" is a substance of...):
baccy; tobacco (leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion)