Indian tobacco
noun
1
: a poisonous North American annual lobelia (Lobelia inflata) with small blue or white flowers
2
: a wild tobacco (Nicotiana quadrivalvis synonym N. bigelovii) found in dry valleys from southern California to southern Oregon
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Clarke shows off his Indian tobacco plants.
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Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 28 Aug. 2022
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Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 28 Aug. 2022
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“Indian tobacco.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Indian%20tobacco. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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