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coyote tobacco

coyote tobacco noun: any of several native species of tobacco (genus Nicotiana) which were used by American Indians in the area before the coming of Europeans.

Noun

coyote tobacco (usually uncountable, plural coyote tobaccos or coyote tobaccoes)

  1. (US, Western, usually) Any of several native species of tobacco (genus Nicotiana) which were used by American Indians in the area before the coming of Europeans.

Forms of coyote tobacco

pluralcoyote tobaccos
pluralcoyote tobaccoes

Origin of coyote tobacco

From coyote + tobacco. Probably named after Coyote as a personified figure in American Indian mythology.

Questions about coyote tobacco

What does coyote tobacco mean?
Coyote tobacco means any of several native species of tobacco (genus Nicotiana) which were used by American Indians in the area before the coming of Europeans.
What part of speech is coyote tobacco?
Coyote tobacco is a noun.
What is the plural of coyote tobacco?
The plural of coyote tobacco is coyote tobaccos.

Words near coyote tobacco in the dictionary

  1. coyote gourds
  2. coyote melon
  3. coyote melons
  4. Coyote State
  5. coyote time
  6. coyote tobacco
  7. coyote ugly
  8. coyote willow
  9. coyote's rope
  10. coyote's ropes
  11. coyote-ugly

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