tree tobacco

noun

: an evergreen arborescent South American tobacco (Nicotiana glauca) that has glaucous and glabrous foliage and yellow flowers, is naturalized in parts of the southwestern U.S. and in Australia and southern Africa, and is occasionally responsible for poisoning of livestock : wild tobacco

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“Tree tobacco.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tree%20tobacco. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.

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