tobacco
n.烟草,烟叶;烟草制品
释义2:
tobacco
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◙ (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。 参见nicotiana3. Nicotiana tabacum, family Solanaceae• 拉丁名Nicotiana tabacum,茄科参见nicotiana【语源】
1. 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
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