Tobacco  
The word tobacco comes from a Carib or Arawak Indian word, tabaco, the name for the smoking tube or pipe used to smoke the dried, cured leaves of this plant. The traditional variety grown by northeastern Native peoples is Nicotiana rustica, in the nightshade family. Native peoples also grew Lobelia inflata, which is commonly called Indian tobacco. The dried leaves of both plants have a stimulant effect, and are used for medical and ceremonial purposes.

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