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.

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Meanings

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

plural coyote tobaccos · plural coyote tobaccoes

  1. USWesternuncountableusuallyAny 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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Translations

French tabac du coyote, tabac de coyote
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APA

coyote tobacco. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coyote%20tobacco

MLA

“coyote tobacco.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coyote%20tobacco. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coyote tobacco,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coyote%20tobacco.

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