Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tobacco
2 senses of tobacco
Sense 1
tobacco, baccy -- (leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion)
=> plant product -- (a product made from plant material)
=> drug of abuse, street drug -- (a drug that is taken for nonmedicinal reasons (usually for mind-altering effects); drug abuse can lead to physical and mental damage and (with some substances) dependence and addiction)
Sense 2
tobacco, tobacco plant -- (aromatic annual or perennial herbs and shrubs)
=> herb, herbaceous plant -- (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)