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Abstract
A plant genus of the family SOLANACEAE. Members contain NICOTINE and other biologically active chemicals; the dried leaves of Nicotiana tabacum are used for SMOKING.
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- Tobacco Plant
- Plant, Tobacco
- Plants, Tobacco
- Tobacco Plants
- Nicotiana tabacum
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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.
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as dried leaves for smoking, sniffing, or chewing ( = TOBACCO PRODUCTS or specifics); sniffing ( = SNUFF see TOBACCO, SMOKELESS); chewing ( = CHEWING TOBACCO see TOBACCO, SMOKELESS); waterpipe smoking ( = TOBACCO, WATERPIPE); for the action of smoking ( = TOBACCO SMOKING or specifics)
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History Note
1966; for plant, use TOBACCO 1966-2023
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Nicotiana. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014026. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014026
- Nicotiana. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicotiana
- Nicotiana. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q851829