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tree tobacco

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tree tobacco
n.
A South American shrub or small tree (Nicotiana glauca) naturalized in the United States and having yellow flowers and thick, rubbery, oval or lance-shaped leaves.
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Noun1.tree tobacco - evergreen South American shrub naturalized in United Statestree tobacco - evergreen South American shrub naturalized in United States; occasionally responsible for poisoning livestock
tobacco plant, tobacco - aromatic annual or perennial herbs and shrubs


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Byline: ANI London, Apr 14 (ANI): Just like American hummingbirds, African sunbirds have also learnt to hover around a flower to collect nectar, and scientists have found that the tree tobacco plant prompts the birds' ability to hang around.
There are the expected interlopers like yellow mustard, castor bean and tree tobacco that draw frowns from native plant preservationists.
For trees and shrubs choose azalea, buddleia, cape honeysuckle, mimosa, weigela, flame acanthus, lantana, red buckeye and tree tobacco.
 
 
 
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