variants often Burley
: a thin-bodied air-cured tobacco grown mainly in Kentucky
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Police would soon learn that Lugo was a burley ex-convict who had served time for running a phony loan scam operation. —
Troy Roberts, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026 While the market for burley tobacco used in cigarettes has declined, the market for dark fire tobacco used in cigars and pipes remains strong. —Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 11 Nov. 2024 The stalk of burley tobacco represents the money crop of the county. —cleveland.com, 13 July 2017
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Troy Roberts, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026 While the market for burley tobacco used in cigarettes has declined, the market for dark fire tobacco used in cigars and pipes remains strong. —Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 11 Nov. 2024 The stalk of burley tobacco represents the money crop of the county. —cleveland.com, 13 July 2017
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