tree tobacco

tree to·bac·co

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tree tuh-bak-oh]
- /tri təˈbæk oʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tree tuh-bak-oh]
- /tri təˈbæk oʊ/

Definition of tree tobacco words

noun tree tobacco a treelike South American plant, Nicotiana glauca, of the nightshade family, having blue-green foliage, heart-shaped leaves, and white, greenish-yellow, or purple flowers, the corolla yellow, grown as an ornamental. 1

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Origin of tree tobacco

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

First recorded in 1890-95

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tree tobacco popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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