| Canaster (n.) A kind of tobacco for smoking, made of the dried leaves, coarsely broken; -- so called from the rush baskets in which it is packed in South America. Thesaurus Entries Burley, Cuban, Havana seed, Latakia, Maryland, Russian, Turkish, Virginia, belvedere, box of cigars, bright, canaster, cheroot, cigar, cigar box, cigar case, cigar cutter, cigarillo, colorado, corona, flue-cured, humidor, leaf, lugs, plug tobacco, rope, seconds, shag, stinker, stogie, trichinopoly |