coyote tobacco

Meaning

Noun

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

Origin

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

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