Tobacco
Plant
Tobacco is the common name of several plants in the genus Nicotiana of the family Solanaceae, and the general term for any product prepared from the cured leaves of these plants. More than 70 species of tobacco are known, but the chief commercial... Wikipedia
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HISTORY. Tobacco is derived from the leaves of the genus Nicotiana, a plant from the night-shade family, indigenous to North and South America.
Tobacco is a plant most commonly used to produce cigarettes. Tobacco contains nicotine, an addictive drug with both stimulant and depressant effects.
A plant with leaves that have high levels of the addictive chemical nicotine. After harvesting, tobacco leaves are cured, aged, and processed in various ...